Arani Municipality

Arani Municipality is the first municipal section of the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Arani. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 11,542 inhabitants.[1]

Arani Municipality
Municipality
Arani
Arani Municipality
Location of the Arani Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°34′0″S 65°46′0″W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceArani Province
SeatArani
Government
 • MayorVicente Rojas Camacho (2007)
 • PresidentRamiro Montaño Orellana (2007)
Area
 • Total83 sq mi (214 km2)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total11,542
 • Ethnicities
Quechuas

It is bordered to the north by the Tiraque Province, to the east by the Vacas Municipality, to the south by the Mizque Province and to the west by the Punata Province.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following three cantons:

Canton Inhabitants (2001)[1] Seat Inhabitants (2001)
Arani Canton6,978Arani / Jarani3,512
Collpaciaco Canton[2]3,190Collpaciaco / Qullpayaku246
Pocoata Canton1,374Pocoata / Puquqwata685

Population

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[3]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 87.2
Aymara 0.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2
Not indigenous 12.1
Other indigenous groups 0.1

Festivities

Every year on August 24 the population of Arani celebrates one of its most important Catholic festivities, Virgen La Bella, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, whose image is venerated with much devotion by the residents and people from abroad.

  • Virgen María La Bella
  • San Bartolomé church in Arani which keeps the shrine of the Virgen La Bella

See also

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Arani - Gobierno Autonomo Municipal Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  3. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
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