Shinahota
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Shinahota is a small town in the Cochabamba Department
in central Bolivia
. It is the seat of the Shinahota Municipality
, the second municipal section
of the Tiraque Province
.
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...
in central 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...
. It is the seat of the Shinahota Municipality
Shinahota Municipality
Shinahota Municipality is the second municipal section of the Tiraque Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its seat Shinahota had 4,291 inhabitants at the time of census 2001....
, the second municipal section
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 Tiraque Province
Tiraque Province
Tiraque is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Tiraque.- Subdivision :The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons....
.