Ayopaya is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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 ...
,
Bolivia. Its capital is
Ayopaya (or Independencia).
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
[
]
Subdivision
Ayopaya Province is divided into three municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
which are further subdivided into cantons.
Cocapata Municipality (formerly Cocapata Canton) was created on February 6, 2009. Its mother municipality is Morochata.www.bolivia.com
(Spanish)
See also
* Tunari National Park
References
Provinces of Cochabamba Department
{{CochabambaBO-geo-stub