Cotoca
| Cotoca | |
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| Main church
Main church
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| Cotoca Municipality within Andrés Ibáñez Cotoca Municipality within Andrés Ibáñez |
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 Cotoca
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Santa Cruz Department |
| Province | Andrés Ibáñez Province |
| Municipality | Cotoca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 26,305 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC-4) |
Cotoca is a canton and Municipality of Andrés Ibáñez Province in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. The municipality consists of two cantons - Cotoco itself and Puerto Pailas. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 23,951 for the canton and 56,451 for the municipality. [1]
In 1799, the Catholic Church authorised the building of a shrine to the Virgen de Cotoca, an image of Mary (mother of Jesus) that was seen in the town. The Virgin is now the patron saint of the entire province of Santa Cruz and her feast from 8 to 15 December draws thousands of Bolivians. [2]
The population increased tenfold in the last forty years:
| Year | Canton | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2,107[3] | |
| 1992 | 9,229[4] | 21,252 [5] |
| 2001 | 15,181[6] | 36,425[7] |
| 2009 | 23 951[8] | 56,451[9] |
Politics
In the Bolivian regional election, 2010, Cotoca placed the Verdes (Bolivia) party of Governor Rubén Costas first, although by less than the overall result for the province: [10]
| Party | Votes | % | % across Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdes (Bolivia) | 5,623 | 34.0% | 50.6% |
| MAS | 3,533 | 21.4% | 36.3% |
| Tiluchi | 3149 | 19.1% | n/a |
| SOL | 3067 | 18.6% | n/a |
| ASIP | 703 | 4.3% | n/a |
| Broad Front (MNR & Autonomia) | 453 | 2.7% | 4,3% |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ See Virgen de Cotoca
- ↑ Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population
- ↑ Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones (PDF; 1,59 MB)
- ↑ [1] [2]
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