Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Totora.
Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Subdivision Carrasco Province is divided into six municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
Section Municipality Inhabitants 2001 www.ine.gob.bo Seat Inhabitants 1st Totora Municipality 12,961 Totora 1,597 2nd Pojo Municipality 11,515 Pojo 786 3rd Pocona Municipality 13,488 Pocona 244 4th Chimoré Municipality 15,264 Chimoré 3,874 5th Puerto Villarroel Municipality 40,790 Puerto Villarroel 1,778 6th Entre Ríos Municipality 30,398 Entre Ríos 3,796
Entre Ríos Municipality was created in 2004.
The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo There are also groups of Yuracaré along Chapare River in the municipalities Chimoré and Puerto Villarroel.www.amazonia.bo
Ethnic group Totora Municipality (%) Pojo Municipality (%) Pocona Municipality (%) Chimoré Municipality (%) Puerto Villarroel Municipality (%) Entre Ríos Municipality (%)Quechua93.988.594.067.679.976.3Aymara0.70.50.25.13.13.8Guarani, Chiquitos, Moxos0.90.00.12.01.11.6Not indigenous 4.410.85.620.114.617.4Other indigenous groups0.10.20.95.11.30.9
Languages The languages spoken in the Carrasco Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Language Totora Municipality Pojo Municipality Pocona Municipality Chimoré Municipality Puerto Villarroel Municipality Entre Ríos MunicipalityQuechua11,67110,20312,4829,59629,94014,789Aymara7274399651,590907Guarani793193941Another native 169642423527Spanish 4,9674,9914,95411,53029,37717,164Foreign321522128199142Only native7,0605,6237,7062,5188,1313,207Native and Spanish4,6454,5984,7907,81122,42611,864Only Spanish3223931663,7266,9565,314
Visitor attractions Carrasco National Park and the archaeological site of Inkallaqta are situated within the province.
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