Tolata ( qu, Tulata) 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 seat of the

Tolata Municipality Tolata Municipality is the third municipal section of the Germán Jordán Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tolata Tolata Municipality is the third municipal section of the Germán Jordán Province in the Cochabamb ...

, the third municipal section of the

Germán Jordán Province Germán Jordán is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Cliza. Many people from Germán Jordán province, along with people from neighboring Esteban Arze and Punata province have migrated to Argentina and to the Washin ...

. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,207.

Tolata Massacre

In January 1974, workers from Manaco shoe factory (founded by the Bata Corporation) in Quillacollo launched protests against the rising cost of staple foods. They held an assembly to make demands from the government, then blockaded the roads connecting Quillacollo. Peasant and worker groups in surrounding areas supported the action, and the government responded swiftly, with an armed occupation of Quillacolo and nearby villages. Up to 200 peasants in Tolata were killed by the Bolivian military.

References

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Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)

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Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub