Aroma Province

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Aroma
Province
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Illimani, as seen from Collana
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Location of Aroma Province within Bolivia
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Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 17°20′0″S67°50′0″W / 17.33333°S 67.83333°W / -17.33333; -67.83333
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Capital Sica Sica (Sika Sika)
Area
 • Total4,510 km2 (1,740 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total112,015
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
 Aymara
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is Sica Sica (Sika Sika).

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Location

Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' South and between 67° 22' and 68° 23' West. It extends over 120 km from north west to south east, and up to 55 km from north east to south west.

The province is situated on the Bolivian Altiplano south east of Lake Titicaca and borders Ingavi Province in the north west, Pacajes Province in the west, Gualberto Villarroel Province in the south, Oruro Department in the south east, Loayza Province in the east, and Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the north.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [1]

Population

The population of Aroma Province has increased by 80% over the recent two decades:

45.1% of the population are younger than 15 years old. (1992)

79.9% of the population speak Spanish, 93.9% speak Aymara, and 6.7% Quechua. (2001)

The literacy rate of the population of the province is 78.4%. (1992)

82.1% of the population have no access to electricity, 88.0% have no sanitary facilities. (1992)

69.2% of the population are Catholics, 25.5% are Protestants. (1992)

Division

The province comprises seven municipios which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalityInhabitants (2001) [3] SeatInhabitants (2001) [3]
1st Sica Sica Municipality 26,818 Sica Sica 3,831
2nd Umala Municipality 9,583 Umala 152
3rd Ayo Ayo Municipality 6,981 Ayo Ayo 647
4th Calamarca Municipality 12,112 Calamarca 943
5th Patacamaya Municipality 20,039 Patacamaya 8,414
6th Colquencha Municipality 8,020 Colquencha 2,352
7th Collana Municipality 2,927 Collana 1,936

Villages

See also

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References

  1. ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
  2. ↑ "Bolivia: Administrative Division (Departments and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. 1 2 National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

17°20′S67°50′W / 17.333°S 67.833°W / -17.333; -67.833

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