Kanata Metropolitan Area
The Kanata Metropolitan Area ( es, Área Metropolitana de Kanata) is the Metropolitan Region of the Department of Cochabamba. The region is made up of the municipalities of Cochabamba, Colcapirhua, Quillacollo, Sacaba, Sipe Sipe, Tiquipaya and Vinto, adding a total of seven con-urbanized municipalities. It limits to the north with the municipalities of Cocapata and Villa Tunari, to the west with the municipalities of Morochata and Tapacarí to the south with the municipalities of Arbieto, Arque, Capinota, San Benito, Santiváñez, Sicaya and Tolata to the east with the municipalities of Colomi and Tiraque. being the penultimate included as part of this region in its plans for future development, the municipalities of the metropolitan area are arranged in an east–west direction and vice versa, structured by the most important road in the country, Route 4. With a total area of 2,611 km2 where approximately 1.5 million inhabitants coexist (INE projections, 2022). M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cases, a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area in which transportation has developed to link areas. They create a single urban labour market or travel to work area. Patrick Geddes coined the term in his book ''Cities In Evolution'' (1915). He drew attention to the ability of the new technology at the time of electric power and motorised transport to allow cities to spread and agglomerate together, and gave as examples " Midlandton" in England, the Ruhr in Germany, Randstad in the Netherlands, and the Northeastern Seaboard in the United States. The term as described is used in Britain whereas in the United States, each polycentric "metropolitan area" may have its own common designation such as San Francisco Bay Area or the Dallas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Villa Tunari
Villa Tunari or Tunari is a location in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Tunari Municipality, the third municipal section of the Chapare Province. According to the census 2012 the population was 3,213 in the town which is an increment from 2,510 registered during the 2001 census. Villa Tunari has several parks located nearby including Parque Machía and Carrasco National Park. Parque Machía is home to one of three wildlife centers maintained by [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Route 4 (Bolivia)
Route 4 is a National Road in Bolivia. It is 1,657 kilometres in length, and crosses Bolivia from west to east, from the Cordillera Occidental on the Chilean border to the lowlands by the Brazilian border. Route 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998. Route Route 4 encompasses the departments of Oruro, La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. It begins in the west as a continuation of the Chilean Ruta 11, at Tambo Quemado and terminates in the east in the town of Puerto Suárez. From here, Puerto Busch is accessible. Roue 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998. Sections Oruro Department * 0 km - Tambo Quemado * 20 km - Sajama * 93 km - Curahuara de Carangas La Paz Department * 132 km - bridge over Rio Desaguadero * 134 km - Callapa * 188 km - Patacamaya Oruro Department * 188 km - Caracollo * 196 km - Villa Pata * 205 km - Ocotavi * 211 km - Cohani * 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tiraque
Tiraque is a location in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ..., and capital of the Tiraque Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 1,906. References External links Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colomi
Colomi ( qu, Qulumi) is a locality in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Colomi Municipality Colomi Municipality is the second municipal section of the Chapare Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Colomi. See also * Inkachaka Inkachaka or Inka Chaka ( Quechua ''Inka'' Inca, ''chaka'' bridge,Teofilo Laime Aj ..., the second municipal section of the Chapare Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 3,699. In 2021, 21 people were killed in a bus crash. References External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tolata
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 Hugo Banzer Suárez (; 10 May 1926 – 5 May 2002) was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 in a military dictatorship; and then a ... regime in January 1974. Dynamic Analysis of Dispute Management (DADM) Project References *Institu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sicaya, Bolivia
Sicaya or Silaya is a locality in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Sicaya Municipality Sicaya Municipality is the third municipal section of the Capinota Province in the Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', m ..., the third municipal section of the Capinota Province. References *Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE) External links Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santiváñez
Santiváñez is a locality in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p .... It is the capital of Santiváñez Municipality, the second municipal section of the Capinota Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 1,046. References External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Benito, Cochabamba
San Benito or Villa José Quintín Mendoza is a location in the Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the ... in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the San Benito Municipality, the third municipal section of the Punata Province. External links Map of the Punata Province References *Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE) Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Capinota
Capinota is a small town in the Bolivian Department of Cochabamba and capital of the Capinota Province. Location ''Capinota'' is situated at an altitude of 2.380 m where the rivers Río Arque and Río Rocha meet to become the Río Caine and the Río Grande downstream. It is located 66 kilometers south of the department capital Cochabamba on the northern river bank of Río Arque, at . Climate The climate is semi-arid with a yearly rainfall average of 500 mm and a temperature average of 18 °C. The dry season lasts from May to September and has lower temperatures but no frost. The rainy season lasts from December to February and is warmer. Population The population is mainly of Quechua and mestizo of origin. The Capinota province has three sections: Capinota, Santivanes, and Sicaya and according to the 2012 census, the 29.659 population was distributed among Capinota, Santivanes, and Sicaya as 19.392, 6.527 and 3.740 inhabitants, respectively. The Capinota city is the bi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arque
Arque is a location in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of Arque Province and Arque Municipality. Arque is situated at an elevation of 10,735 ft (3,272 m) on the northern bank of Arque River. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 487. See also * Railway stations in Bolivia Following is a list of railway stations in Bolivia, categorized by eastern and western networks. The eastern and western networks do not directly connect, except via a roundabout route through Argentina. Many lines originally were 762mm gauge; ... References External links Map of Arque Province Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arbieto
Arbieto is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of Arbieto Municipality, the third municipal section of Esteban Arce Province Esteban Arce is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Tarata. Many people from the Esteban Arze province (Tarata and Arbieto) have migrated abroad,mainly to Argentina and to the Washington DC area (Arlington county, Fairfax .... At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 1,347. See also * Ignacio de ArbietoReferences External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |