San Benito Municipality
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San Benito Municipality or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Municipality is the third municipal section
of the Punata Province
in the Cochabamba Department
, Bolivia
. Its seat is San Benito
. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 12,720 inhabitants.
Municipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...
of the Punata Province
Punata Province
Punata is a province almost in the middle of the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, located about 45 km south of the city of Cochabamba. Its capital is Punata...
in the Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2007 census, was 1,750,000...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. Its seat is San Benito
San Benito, Cochabamba
San Benito or Villa José Quintín Mendoza is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the San Benito Municipality, the third municipal section of the Punata Province.- External links :* - References :...
. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 12,720 inhabitants.
Cantons
The municipality is divided into three cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):- Huaricaya Canton or San Lorenzo Canton - (San Lorenzo)
- San Benito Canton or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Canton - (San BenitoSan Benito, CochabambaSan Benito or Villa José Quintín Mendoza is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the San Benito Municipality, the third municipal section of the Punata Province.- External links :* - References :...
) - Sunchu Pampa Canton - (Sunchu Pampa)