Totora, Cochabamba

Totora
Town
Skyline, 2012
Skyline, 2012
Nickname: 
City of the Pianos
Location of Cochabamba Department in Bolivia
Totora is located in Cochabamba
Totora
Totora
Location of in Cochabamba Department
Coordinates: 17°44′8″S 65°11′31″W / 17.73556°S 65.19194°W / -17.73556; -65.19194
CountryBolivia
DepartmentCochabama
ProvinceCarrasco
Settled24 June 1876
Incorporated (city)27 October 1894
Named forTjutura, now-extinct aquatic plant from the area
Government
 • TypeMayor–council government
 • MayorEmilio Mérida Meneces (MAS-IPSP)
Area
 • Total42 km2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation
2,805 m (9,203 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total1,925
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
DemonymTotoreños
Ethnicity
 • Quechua88.6%
 • Aymara2.2%
 • Guaraní1.4%
 • Chiquitano0.3%
 • Other7.3%
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
Country code+591 4
Websitewww.totora.org

Totora (/ttʊərɑː/) (in Hispanicized spelling), Tutura or T'utura (Aymara and Quechua for Schoenoplectus californicus, an aquatic plant)[2][3][4] is a town in the Carrasco Province of the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. It is the capital and most-populous place of the Totora Municipality. As of the 2012 census, the population is 1,925. The first settlers were the Inca. Totora was officially settled in 1876, and declared a town by the Government of Bolivia in 1894.

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  4. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)