Pocona Explained

Official Name:Pocona
Native Name:Puquna
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Cochabamba Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Carrasco Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Pocona Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Canton
Subdivision Name4:Pocona Canton
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Carlos Rodriguez Peredo (2008)
Leader Title1:President
Leader Name1:Felix Guardia (2008)
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:244
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-17.6753°N -65.4058°W

Pocona (Quechua: Puquna) is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Pocona Municipality, the third municipal section of the Carrasco Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 244.[1]

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)