Caranavi Municipality Explained

Official Name:Caranavi Municipality
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Caranavi Municipality within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:La Paz Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Caranavi Province
Seat Type:Seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Teodocio Quilca Acarapi (MAS-IPSP; 2010)
Established Title:Foundation
Established Title2:Incorporated (municipality)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:-15.8167°N -100°W

Caranavi Municipality is the first municipal section of the Caranavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Caranavi. The municipality, which had formerly contained the entire province, was reduced in size when the Alto Beni Municipality was created by Law 4131 on 23 December 2009.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Alto Beni nace como municipio de Caranavi. 17 September 2010. Cambio. January 5, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706150403/http://www.cambio.bo/noticia.php?fecha=2010-01-05&idn=12910. 6 July 2011.