Chimoré Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Chimoré.

This municipality was created in 1984 by Law number 633 of September 13, 1984, encompassing the towns of San Isidro, Senda III, La Victoria, Santa Rosa, Todos Santos, Puerto Alegre, Entre Rios Tacuaral, Puerto Aurora, Senda F, Senda D, Senda B y Cesarzama.

It is bordered by the rivers Ichilo, Chimoré and Chapare.

Subdivision The municipality consists of only one canton, Chimoré Canton. It is identical to the municipality.

The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo There are also groups of Yuracaré along Chapare River like in the communities of Ibare, Puerto Cochabamba and Nueva Esperanza.www.amazonia.bo Ethnic group %Quechua67.6Aymara5.1Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos2.0Not indigenous20.1Other indigenous groups5.1

Languages The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Spanish and Quechua.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Language InhabitantsQuechua9,596Aymara965Guaraní19Another native 424Spanish 11,530Foreign128Only native2,518Native and Spanish7,811Only Spanish3,726

References

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia

External links Population data and map of Chimoré Municipality