Tapacarí Province

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Tapacari
Province
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Area code	BO.CB.TP

Tapacarí is a

are the two poorest of the 16 provinces that make up the department of Cochabamba.

The provincial capital of Tapacarí is the namesake of the 1836 congress [es] that formally made Bolivia a constituent country of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation.

Geography

The approximate elevation of the province is 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level. The terrain is very rough. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[1][2][3][4]

Subdivision

The province is not further subdivided into municipalities. So Tapacarí Municipality and Tapacarí Province are identical. The province is divided into four cantons.

Canton	Inhabitants (2001)	Seat
Challa Canton	6,061	Challa
Leque Canton	3,911	Leque
Ramadas Canton	6,508	Ramadas
Tapacarí Canton	9,429	Tapacarí

People and economics

The majority of the people who live in Tapacarí are

used centuries ago, it is then extended on the loom to make beautiful products. Although some of the weavings are exported, the majority is sold in the city at centric markets.

Aramasi, which is the site of a weaving center funded via PRODEVAT, in addition to a mill which was funded in part by USAID, is located in Ramadas Canton. The Mary Mahoney Medical Center, which is funded by Asociacion Amistad, also works out of Aramasi. Finally, Aramasi also celebrates an annual weaving and music fair which was started by a US Peace Corps Volunteer.

Politically, the province is almost entirely behind the ruling party of

, or MAS.

Ethnic group	Inhabitants (%)
Quechua	64.1
Aymara	31.4
Moxos	0.0
Not indigenous	4.5
Other indigenous groups	0.0

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the Tapacarí Province are mainly

Language	Inhabitants
Quechua	18,806
Aymara	8,187
Guaraní	5
Another native	6
Spanish	8,213
Foreign	15
Only native	16,018
Native and Spanish	7,947
Only Spanish	266

Transport

There are virtually no paved roads in the entire province, with the exception of the interdepartamental route linking Cochabamba and

.

See also

• Tunari National Park

References

17°35′S 67°05′W / 17.583°S 67.083°W / -17.583; -67.083