Tapacarí Province
Province in Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapacarí is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Tapacarí. The province is located at a turnoff from the major highway that links Cochabamba and Oruro. It has traditionally been amongst the poorest in the department. Tapacarí Province and neighboring Arque Province are the two poorest of the 16 provinces that make up the department of Cochabamba.
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Tapacari | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 17°37′S 66°05′W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Cochabamba Department |
Capital | Tapacari |
Area | |
• Total | 600 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
Elevation | 11,500 ft (3,500 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 25,919 |
• Density | 45/sq mi (17.3/km2) |
• Ethnicities | Quechua Aymara people |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Area code | BO.CB.TP |
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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.