| Official Name: | Pocona Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Pocona Municipality within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cochabamba Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carrasco Province |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Pocona |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Carlos Rodriguez Peredo (2008) |
| Leader Title1: | President |
| Leader Name1: | Felix Guardia (2008) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 13488 |
| Population Density Km2: | 15.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -17.6667°N -65.2°W |
| Elevation M: | 4000 |
Pocona Municipality is the third municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Pocona. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 13,488 inhabitants.[1]
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:
The municipality is divided into five cantons.
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001) [2] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.251 | Pocona / Puquna | 244 | |
| 963 | Chimboata / Chimpuwata | 69 | |
| Chillicchi Canton | 405 | Chillicchi | 130 |
| 5,461 | Huayapacha / Wayapacha | 206 | |
| 2,408 | Conda | 311 | |
Some data:[3]
| Pocona Municipality | |
|---|---|
| National ranking (out of 314 municipalities) | 264 |
| Human Development Index (2001) | 0.475 |
| Life Expectancy Index | 0.526 |
| Education Index | 0.576 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 56.6 |
| Literacy of adults (% of 15 years old and more) | 72.0 |
| Average years of schooling | 3.3 |
| Population census 2001 | 13,488 |
| Percentage of rural population | 100.0% |
The languages spoken in the Pocona Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[4]
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 12,482 |
| Aymara | 39 |
| Guaraní | 3 |
| Another native | 6 |
| 4,954 | |
| Foreign | 22 |
| Only native | 7,706 |
| Native and Spanish | 4,790 |
| Only Spanish | 166 |
The principal economic activities are the cultivation of stone fruit and potatoes and tourism.
The monumental Inca site of Inkallaqta is situated in the Pocona Municipality.