Tolata Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Tolata MunicipalityLocation within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 17°32′S 66°0′W / 17.533°S 66.000°W / -17.533; -66.000 | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Cochabamba Department |
Province | Germán Jordán Province |
Seat | Tolata |
Population | |
• Total | 5,316 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Tolata Municipality is the third municipal section of the Germán Jordán Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tolata.
History
Tolata was the site of a massacre of approximately 100 peasants by the Banzer regime in January 1974.
References
- Rex A. Hudson and Dennis M. Hanratty, editors. Bolivia: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.
- Bolivia (1917-present), Dynamic Analysis of Dispute Management (DADM) Project
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)
17°32′00″S 66°00′00″W / 17.5333°S 66°W / -17.5333; -66
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