{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Arani Municipality |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Vista de la población de Arani.JPG |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Arani |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Bolivia<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location of the Arani Municipality within Bolivia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = 25px Bolivia |subdivision_type1 = Department |subdivision_name1 = Cochabamba Department |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = Arani Province <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = Seat |seat = Arani <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Vicente Rojas Camacho (2007) |leader_title1 =President<!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = Ramiro Montaño Orellana (2007) |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 214<!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2001 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =11542 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 =Quechuas |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = BOT |utc_offset = -4 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|17|34|0|S|65|46|0|W|region:BO|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} thumb|Arani Municipality mahallah geocode map '''Arani Municipality''' is the first municipal section of the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Arani. At the time of census 2001, the municipality had 11,542 inhabitants.<ref name=ine>[http://www.ine.gov.bo Instituto Nacional de Estadística] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027220541/http://www.ine.gov.bo/ |date=2009-10-27 }} </ref>
It is bordered to the north by the Tiraque Province, to the east by the Vacas Municipality, to the south by the Mizque Province and to the west by the Punata Province.
== Subdivision == The municipality consists of the following three cantons:
{|class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:35%;" border="1" |-bgcolor=silver !Canton !Inhabitants <small> (2001)</small><ref name=ine /> !Seat !Inhabitants <small> (2001)</small> |- | Arani Canton || align="right"| 6,978 || Arani / Jarani || align="right"|3,512 |- | Collpaciaco Canton<ref name=muniarani>[http://alcaldiadearani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=137 Arani - Gobierno Autonomo Municipal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402093107/http://alcaldiadearani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=137 |date=April 2, 2012 }} (Spanish)</ref> || align="right"| 3,190 || Collpaciaco / Qullpayaku || align="right"| 246 |- | Pocoata Canton || align="right"| 1,374 || Pocoata / Puquqwata || align="right"| 685 |- |}
== Population == The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.<ref>obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)</ref>
{|class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:25%;" border="1" |-bgcolor=#EFEFEF ! '''Ethnic group''' ! '''%''' |- |Quechua |align="right" |87.2 |- |Aymara |align="right" |0.4 |- |Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos |align="right" |0.2 |- |Not indigenous |align="right" |12.1 |- |Other indigenous groups |align="right" |0.1 |- |}
== Festivities == Every year on August 24 the population of Arani celebrates one of its most important Catholic festivities, Virgen La Bella, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, whose image is venerated with much devotion by the residents and people from abroad. <gallery> File:Virgen María La Bella.JPG|Virgen María La Bella File:Santuario de la Virgen La Bella 2.JPG|San Bartolomé church in Arani which keeps the shrine of the Virgen La Bella </gallery>
== See also == * K'illi K'illi
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141128161958/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=030501&tipo=1 Arani Municipality: Population data and map]
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Category:Municipalities of Cochabamba Department