Punata Province

Punata is a province amaist in the middle o the Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie, locatit aboot 45 km besooth the ceety o Cochabamba. Its caipital is Punata. The province is limitit norlins bi the Chapare Province, nor'eastlins bi the Tiraque Province, eastlins bi the Arani Province, tae the sootheast bi the Mizque Province, soothlins bi the Esteban Arze Province an wastlins bi the Germán Jordán Province.

Its airchaeological an historical steids is the main interest fur furrin tourists. 

 Subdiveesion 
Punata Province is dividit intae five municipalities whilk is pairtly subdividit thairsels intae cantons.

SectionMunicipalitySeat 1st  Punata Municipality  Punata 2nd  Villa Rivero Municipality or Muela Municipality  Villa Rivero 3rd  San Benito Municipality  or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Municipality  San Benito  4th  Tacachi Municipality  Tacachi 5th  Cuchumuela Municipality  or Villa Gualberto Villarroel Municipality  Cuchumuela

 The fowk 
The fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechuan descent.

 Ethnic group Punata Municipality (%) Villa Rivero Municipality (%) San Benito Municipality (%) Tacachi Municipality (%) Cuchumuela Municipality (%)Quechua76.293.887.192.994.3Aymara0.80.10.60.10.4Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.10.00.10.00.2No indigenous 22.76.012.17.04.9Ither indigenous groups0.20.00.10.00.2
Ref: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

 Leids 
The leids spaken in the Punata Province is mainly Quechua an Spaingie. The follaein table shaws the nummer o thaim belangin the recognised speaker groups.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo  (Spaingie)

 Leid Punata Municipality Villa Rivero Municipality San Benito Municipality Tacachi Municipality Cuchumuela MunicipalityQuechua21,2555,38710,5299531,767Aymara256169443Guaraní254911Anither native 227601Spaingie20,7973,3949,650674851Foreign148144831Anerlie native4,2322,2012,450350968Native an Spaingie17,0963,1948,105603801Anerlie Spaingie3,7032001,5457150

See an aw
 Irrigation o alluvial fans includin the alluvial fan o Punata

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 Map o Punata Province 
 www.ine.gov.bo 
 Informe sobre Desarollo Humano, Consultas, Cochabamba  

Category:Provinces o Cochabamba Depairtment