Taraco Municipality

Taraco Municipality
Municipality
Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
Taraco Municipality
Location of the Taraco Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°27′0″S 68°50′0″W / 16.45000°S 68.83333°W / -16.45000; -68.83333
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceIngavi Province
SeatTaraco
Government
 • MayorIdelfonso Choque Cortez (2008)
 • PresidentFidel Tapia Choquehuanca (2008)
Area
 • Total
42 sq mi (108 km2)
Elevation
12,800 ft (3,900 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
5,922
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Taraco Municipality is the seventh municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Most of its area is situated on Taraco Peninsula jutting into Lake Wiñaymarka, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca. Its seat is Taraco.

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