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Municipalities in Bolivia (Spanish: municipios) are administrative divisions of the "entire national territory governed by," local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality. In these cases the municipalities are identical——to the provinces they belong to. There are 340 municipalities.
History of governance※
Municipalities in Bolivia are each led by a mayor, "an executive office." Mayors were appointed by the national government from 1878——to 1942. And from 1949 to 1987. Local elections were held under the 1942 municipal code, "which was in force until 1991." The 1985 Organic Law of Municipalities restored local elections for mayor and "created a legislative body," the municipal council.
In 1994, the entire territory of Bolivia was merged into municipalities, where previously only urban areas were organized as municipalities. As an effect of decentralization through the 1994 Law of Popular Participation the number of municipalities in Bolivia has risen from an initial twenty-four (in 1994) to 327 (in 2005), to 337 (at the time of the 2010 elections), to 339 (as of August 2010). Of the 327 municipalities existing after 2005, 187 are inhabited by a mainly indigenous population; 184 of these are located in the five Andean departments, with the remaining three in Santa Cruz department. New municipalities must have at least 10,000 residents,/5,000 in the case of border areas.
List of municipalities※
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The municipalities are as follows ordered by department:
Beni※
- Baures Municipality
- ExaltaciĂłn Municipality
- GuayaramerĂn Municipality
- Huacaraje Municipality
- Loreto Municipality, Beni
- Magdalena Municipality, Beni
- Puerto Siles Municipality
- Reyes Municipality
- Riberalta Municipality
- Rurrenabaque Municipality
- San Andrés Municipality, Beni
- San Borja Municipality
- San Ignacio Municipality, Beni
- San Javier Municipality, Beni
- San JoaquĂn Municipality, Beni
- San RamĂłn Municipality, Beni
- Santa Ana Municipality, Beni
- Santa Rosa Municipality, Beni
- Trinidad Municipality, Beni
Cochabamba※
- Aiquile Municipality
- Alalay Municipality
- Anzaldo Municipality
- Arani Municipality
- Arbieto Municipality
- Arque Municipality
- Ayopaya Municipality
- BolĂvar Municipality, Cochabamba
- Capinota Municipality
- Chimoré Municipality
- Cliza Municipality
- Cocapata Municipality
- Cochabamba Municipality
- Colcapirhua Municipality
- Colomi Municipality
- Cuchumuela Municipality
- Entre RĂos Municipality, Cochabamba
- Mizque Municipality
- Morochata Municipality
- Muela Municipality
- Omereque Municipality
- Pasorapa Municipality
- Pocona Municipality
- Pojo Municipality
- Puerto Villarroel Municipality
- Punata Municipality
- Quillacollo Municipality
- Sacaba Municipality
- Sacabamba Municipality
- San Benito Municipality
- Santivañez Municipality
- Shinahota Municipality / Shinaota Municipality / Sinahota Municipality
- Sicaya Municipality
- Sipe Sipe Municipality
- Tacachi Municipality
- Tacopaya Municipality
- TapacarĂ Municipality
- Tarata Municipality
- Tiquipaya Municipality
- Tiraque Municipality
- Toco Municipality
- Tolata Municipality
- Totora Municipality
- Vacas Municipality
- Vila Vila Municipality
- Villa Tunari Municipality
- Vinto Municipality
Chuquisaca※
- Azurduy Municipality
- Camargo Municipality, Chuquisaca
- Culpina Municipality
- El Villar Municipality
- Huacareta Municipality
- Huacaya Municipality
- Icla Municipality
- Incahuasi Municipality
- Mojocoya Municipality
- Camataqui Municipality
- Las Carreras Municipality
- MacharetĂ Municipality
- Monteagudo Municipality
- Padilla Municipality
- Poroma Municipality
- Presto Municipality
- San Lucas Municipality
- Sopachuy Municipality
- Sucre Municipality, Bolivia
- Tarabuco Municipality
- Tomina Municipality
- Villa Alcalá Municipality
- Villa Charcas Municipality
- Villa Serrano Municipality
- Villa Vaca Guzmán Municipality
- Villa Zudañez Municipality
- Tarvita Municipality
- Yotala Municipality
- Yamparáez Municipality
La Paz※
- Achacachi Municipality
- Achocalla Municipality
- Alto Beni Municipality
- Ancoraimes Municipality
- Apolo Municipality
- Aucapata Municipality
- Ayata Municipality
- Ayo Ayo Municipality
- Batallas Municipality
- Cairoma Municipality
- Cajuata Municipality
- Calacoto Municipality
- Calamarca Municipality
- Caquiaviri Municipality
- Caranavi Municipality
- Catacora Municipality
- Chacarilla Municipality
- Charaña Municipality
- ChĂşa Cocani Municipality
- Chulumani Municipality
- Chuma Municipality
- Collana Municipality
- Colquencha Municipality
- Colquiri Municipality
- Comanche Municipality
- Combaya Municipality
- Copacabana Municipality, La Paz
- Coripata Municipality
- Coro Coro Municipality
- Coroico Municipality
- Curva Municipality
- Desaguadero Municipality
- El Alto Municipality, La Paz
- Escoma Municipality
- General Juan José Pérez Municipality
- Guanay Municipality
- Guaqui Municipality
- Huatajata Municipality
- Huarina Municipality
- Humanata Municipality
- Ichoca Municipality
- Inquisivi Municipality
- Irupana Municipality
- Ixiamas Municipality
- La Asunta Municipality
- La Paz Municipality
- Laja Municipality
- Licoma Pampa Municipality
- Luribay Municipality
- Malla Municipality
- Mecapaca Municipality
- Mocomoco Municipality
- Nazacara de Pacajes Municipality
- Palca Municipality
- Palos Blancos Municipality
- Papel Pampa Municipality
- Patacamaya Municipality
- Pelechuco Municipality
- Pucarani Municipality
- Puerto Acosta Municipality
- Puerto Carabuco Municipality
- Puerto PĂ©rez Municipality
- Quiabaya Municipality
- Quime Municipality
- San Buenaventura Municipality, La Paz
- San Pedro de Curahuara Municipality
- San Pedro de Tiquina Municipality
- Santiago de Callapa Municipality
- Santiago de Huata Municipality
- Santiago de Machaca Municipality
- Sapahaqui Municipality
- Sica Sica Municipality
- Sorata Municipality
- Tacacoma Municipality
- Tiwanaku Municipality
- Tipuani Municipality
- Tito Yupanqui Municipality
- Umala Municipality
- Viacha Municipality
- Waldo Ballivián Municipality
- Yaco Municipality
- Yanacachi Municipality
Oruro※
- Andamarca Municipality
- Antequera Municipality
- Belén de Andamarca Municipality
- Caracollo Municipality
- Carangas Municipality
- Challapata Municipality
- Chipaya Municipality
- Choquecota Municipality
- Coipasa Municipality
- Corque Municipality
- Cruz de Machacamarca Municipality
- Curahuara de Carangas Municipality
- El Choro Municipality
- Escara Municipality
- Esmeralda Municipality
- Eucaliptus Municipality
- Huachacalla Municipality
- Huanuni Municipality
- Huayllamarca Municipality
- La Rivera Municipality
- Machacamarca Municipality
- Oruro Municipality
- Pampa Aullagas Municipality
- Pazña Municipality
- Sabaya Municipality
- Salinas de Garci Mendoza Municipality
- Santiago de Huari Municipality
- Santuario de Quillacas Municipality
- Todos Santos Municipality
- Toledo Municipality
- Totora Municipality, Oruro
- Turco Municipality
- PoopĂł Municipality
- Yunguyo del Litoral Municipality
Pando※
- Bella Flor Municipality
- Bolpebra Municipality
- Cobija Municipality
- Filadelfia Municipality
- Ingavi Municipality
- Nueva Esperanza Municipality
- Porvenir Municipality
- Puerto Gonzalo Moreno Municipality
- Puerto Rico Municipality
- San Lorenzo Municipality, Pando
- San Pedro Municipality, Pando
- Santa Rosa del Abuná Municipality
- Santos Mercado Municipality
- Sena Municipality
- Villa Nueva Municipality
PotosĂ※
- Acasio Municipality
- Arampampa Municipality
- Atocha Municipality
- Betanzos Municipality
- Caiza "D" Municipality
- Chochas Municipality / Cochas Municipality
- Caripuyo Municipality
- ChaquĂ Municipality
- Chayanta Municipality
- Chuquihuta Municipality / Chuquihuta Ayllu Jucumani
- Colcha "K" Municipality
- Colquechaca Municipality
- Cotagaita Municipality
- Llallagua Municipality
- Llica Municipality
- Mojinete Municipality
- OcurĂ Municipality
- Pocoata Municipality
- Porco Municipality
- PotosĂ Municipality
- Puna Municipality
- Ravelo Municipality
- Sacaca Municipality
- San AgustĂn Municipality
- San Antonio de Esmoruco Municipality
- San Pablo de LĂpez Municipality
- San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality
- San Pedro de Quemes Municipality
- Tacobamba Municipality
- Tahua Municipality
- Tinguipaya Municipality
- Tomave Municipality
- Toro Toro Municipality
- Tupiza Municipality
- UncĂa Municipality
- Urmiri Municipality
- Uyuni Municipality
- VillazĂłn Municipality
- Vitichi Municipality
- Yocalla Municipality
Santa Cruz※
- AscensiĂłn de Guarayos Municipality
- Ayacucho Municipality, Santa Cruz / Porongo Municipality
- Boyuibe Municipality
- Buena Vista Municipality
- Cabezas Municipality
- Camiri Municipality
- Charagua Municipality
- Comarapa Municipality
- ConcepciĂłn Municipality
- Cotoca Municipality
- Cuevo Municipality
- El Puente Municipality, Santa Cruz
- El Torno Municipality
- General Saavedra Municipality
- Gutiérrez Municipality
- La Guardia Municipality
- Lagunillas Municipality, Santa Cruz
- Mairana Municipality
- Mineros Municipality
- Montero Municipality
- Moro Moro Municipality
- Okinawa Municipality
- PailĂłn Municipality
- Pampa Grande Municipality
- Portachuelo Municipality
- Postrer Valle Municipality
- Pucara Municipality
- Puerto Quijarro Municipality
- Puerto Suarez Municipality
- Quirusillas Municipality
- Roboré Municipality
- Saipina Municipality
- Samaipata Municipality
- San Antonio del LomerĂo Municipality
- San Carlos Municipality, Santa Cruz
- San Ignacio Municipality, Santa Cruz
- San Javier Municipality, Santa Cruz
- San José Municipality
- San Julián Municipality
- San MatĂas Municipality
- San Miguel Municipality
- San Rafael Municipality, Santa Cruz
- San RamĂłn Municipality, Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra Municipality
- Santa Rosa del Sara Municipality
- Trigal Municipality
- Urubichá Municipality
- Vallegrande Municipality / Valle Grande Municipality
- Warnes Municipality
- YapacanĂ Municipality
Tarija※
- Bermejo Municipality
- CaraparĂ Municipality
- El Puente Municipality, Tarija
- Entre RĂos Municipality, Tarija
- Padcaya Municipality
- San Lorenzo Municipality, Tarija
- Tarija Municipality
- Uriondo Municipality
- Villamontes Municipality
- Yacuiba Municipality
- Yunchará Municipality
References※
- ^ Burki, Shahid Javed; Guillermo E. Perry; William R. Dillinger (1999-07-31), Beyond the center: Decentralizing the State, World Bank, p. 13
- ^ Córdova, Eduardo (2009). "Cochabamba es el centro es la ausencia: Impulsos estatales y sociales de la descentralización en Cochabamba (1994–2008)". Decursos: Revista de Ciencias Sociales. XI (20): 61–95 ※.
- ^ Jorge Castel, "10 nuevos municipios elegirán a sus autoridades en los comicios Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine," La Razón, 29 Marzo 2010.
- ^ www.bolivia.com
- ^ "Se crean dos nuevos municipios en La Paz". Los Tiempos. 2010-08-09. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ According to a definition where a majority identify with an indigenous people and speak an indigenous language, with a two-thirds majority meeting looser criteria. AlbĂł, Xavier; Carlos Romero (April 2009). AutonomĂas IndĂgenas en la realidad boliviana y su nueva ConstituciĂłn. La Paz: Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional. p. 22.