Tiquipaya Municipality
Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
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Tiquipaya Municipality is the third municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tiquipaya.
Tiquipaya Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Universidad del Valle, Tiquipaya | |
  Tiquipaya Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°12′S 66°13′W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Quillacollo Province |
| Seat | Tiquipaya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Rios Quintaya (2007) |
| • President | Armando Iporre Reynolds (2007) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 53,904 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechuas |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Known as the "City of Flowers", the city is home to many dairy farmers and is known to be a highly visited and productive area, with a surprising climatic diversity due to the valleys, plateaus and subtropical regions.[1]
Cantons
The municipality consists of only one canton, Tiquipaya Canton. It is identical to the municipality.