Official Name: | Villa Tunari Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Cochabamba Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Chapare Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Villa Tunari |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | President |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Established Title2: | Recognized (municipal section) |
Established Date2: | 4 June 1970 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 71,146 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechuas |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -16.8333°N -105°W |
Villa Tunari Municipality is the third municipal section of the Chapare Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Villa Tunari. The population grew from 52,886 to 71,146 during 2001 to 2012 according to the census. Only 8,692 of the population are urban and are concentrated in the small towns of Villa Tunari (3.213), Eterazama (3,359) and Villa 14 the Septiembre (2,123). The municipality is famous for tourist especially the Villa Tunari town where the tourist industry is concentrated with infrastructure, and also because of the closeness of the Machia Park.