Country Bolivia Elevation 363 m (1,191 ft) Climate Aw Province Andrés Ibáñez Province | Department Santa Cruz Department Time zone BST (UTC-4) Area 8.35 km² Municipality Cotoca | |
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Accidente fatal en la ruta a cotoca
Cotoca is a canton and Municipality of Andrés Ibáñez Province in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. The municipality consists of two cantons - Cotoco itself and Puerto Pailas. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 23,951 for the canton and 56,451 for the municipality.
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In 1799, the Catholic Church authorised the building of a shrine to the Virgen de Cotoca, an image of Mary (mother of Jesus) that was seen in the town. The Virgin is now the patron saint of the entire province of Santa Cruz and her feast from 8 to 15 December draws thousands of Bolivians.
The population increased tenfold in the last forty years:
Andressa cara de cotoca o original
Politics
In the Bolivian regional election, 2010, Cotoca placed the Verdes (Bolivia) party of Governor Rubén Costas first, although by less than the overall result for the province:
