San Benito Municipality

San Benito Municipality
Municipality
San Benito Municipality is located in Bolivia
San Benito Municipality
San Benito Municipality
Location of the Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°30′0″S 65°53′0″W / 17.50000°S 65.88333°W / -17.50000; -65.88333
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvincePunata Province
SeatSan Benito
Government
 • MayorRemy Rodrigo Balderrama Arnez (2007)
 • PresidentHernan Claros Montaño (2007)
Area
 • Total
50 sq mi (140 km2)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
12,720
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

San Benito Municipality or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Municipality is the third municipal section of the Punata Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is San Benito. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 12,720 inhabitants.[1]

Cantons

Political map of Punata Province

The municipality is divided into three cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):

References