Eduardo Abaroa Province

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Eduardo Abaroa / Challapata
Province
Lago Poopo con flamencos.jpg
Poopó Lake, Eduardo Abaroa Province
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Location of Eduardo Abaroa Province in Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°04′S66°12′W / 19.067°S 66.200°W / -19.067; -66.200 Coordinates: 19°04′S66°12′W / 19.067°S 66.200°W / -19.067; -66.200
Country Bolivia
Department Oruro
Capital Challapata
Area
 • Total3,738 km2 (1,443 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total27,675
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
 Quechua
Languages spoken
 •  Spanish 78.3%
 •  Quechua 71.9%
 •  Aymara 23.0%
Sectors
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Eduardo Abaroa, also Eduardo Avaroa, or Challapata [1] is a province in the southeastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its seat is Challapata. The province was named after Colonel Eduardo Abaroa, Bolivia's hero of the War of the Pacific.

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Location

Eduardo Abaroa province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 39' and 19° 30' South and between 65° 42' and 66° 42' West.

The province borders Poopó Province in the northwest, Sud Carangas Province and Ladislao Cabrera Province in the west, and Potosí Department in the south and east. Furthermore, Sebastián Pagador Province is embedded between the two municipios of Eduardo Abaroa province.

The province extends over 90 km from north to south, and 100 km from east to west.

Geography

The province lies at Poopó Lake, one of the largest lakes of Bolivia.

One of the highest peaks of the province is Jatun Wila Qullu at 5,214 m (17,106 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Population

The main language spoken in the province is Spanish, spoken by 78.3%, while 71.9% of the population speak Quechua and 23.0% Aymara.

The population increased from 23,147 inhabitants (1992 census) to 27,675 (2001 census), an increase of 19.6%. - 44.1% of the population are younger than 15 years old.

82% of the population have no access to electricity, 94% have no sanitary facilities.

68.9% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.5% in mining, 6.9% in industry, 23.7% in general services (2001).

86.6% of the population are Catholics, 11.9% are Protestants (1992).

Division

The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalitySeat
1stChallapata Municipality Challapata
2ndSantuario de Quillacas Municipality Santuario de Quillacas

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Thuru

Thuru is a 5,179-metre-high (16,991 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. It lies south-west of the mountain Wawachani and north-west of the mountains Wichhu Qullu and Wila Qullu.

Wila Qullu (Chunkara)

Wila Qullu is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia, about 5,060 metres (16,601 ft) high. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality, Challapata Canton. Wila Qullu lies south-east of the mountains Thuru and Wawachani and north-west of Wichhu Qullu. It is situated north of Chunkara Lake.

Wila Salla (Oruro-Potosí)

Wila Salla is a 4,616-metre-high (15,144 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Eduardo Abaroa Province, Challapata Municipality, and in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Tinguipaya Municipality. It lies southeast of Kuntur Nasa.

References

  1. ↑ "Santiago de Quillacas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  3. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Culta 6336-I
  4. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Calacota 6336-IV
  5. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Japo 6337-III


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