Punata Municipality

Punata Municipality
Municipality
John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista) church in Punata
Punata Municipality
Location of the Punata Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°33′0″S 65°50′0″W / 17.55000°S 65.83333°W / -17.55000; -65.83333
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvincePunata Province
SeatPunata
Government
  MayorLeticia Camacho (MAS-IPSP)
Area
  Total
33 sq mi (85 km2)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
26,140
  Ethnicities
Quechuas
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Punata Municipality is the first municipal section of the Punata Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Punata. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 26,140 inhabitants.