Tarabuco Municipality facts for kids
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Tarabuco Municipality
Tarapuku munisipyu
Municipio de Tarabuco
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Municipality
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 Tarabuco Municipality
Location in Bolivia
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Chuquisaca Department |
| Province | Yamparáez Province |
| Incorporated (municipality) | 18 November 1912 |
| Seat | Tarabuco |
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| • Total | 395 sq mi (1,023 km2) |
| Elevation | 11,500 ft (3,500 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 19,554 |
| • Ethnicities | Yampará (Quechua) Aymara other indigenous Guaraní |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| INE | 010601 |
Tarabuco Municipality is the first municipal section of the Yamparáez Province in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tarabuco. Its population is overwhelmingly indigenous: of 10,530 people 15 or older in the 2001 Census, 9,834 (or 93,40%) self-identified with an indigenous people; 9,779 to the Quechua people, 29 Aymara, 15 to another indigenous people, and 7 as Guaraní. On 6 December 2009, its residents voted in favor of indigenous autonomy for the municipality, with a vote of 90.8%.
See also
In Spanish: Tarabuco para niños
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