Puerto de Mejillones Province

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Puerto de Mejillones
Province
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View of Todos Santos
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Location of Puerto de Mejillones Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°05′S68°18′W / 19.083°S 68.300°W / -19.083; -68.300 Coordinates: 19°05′S68°18′W / 19.083°S 68.300°W / -19.083; -68.300
Country Bolivia
Department Oruro
Capital La Rivera
Area
 • Total759 km2 (293 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,130
 • Density1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
 Aymara Quechua
Languages spoken
 •  Spanish 97.0%
 •  Aymara 66.6%
 •  Quechua 8.6%
Sectors
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Puerto de Mejillones is a province in the western parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. It is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. Its seat is La Rivera.

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Location

The province is located between 18° 53' and 19° 16' South and between 68° 10' and 68° 26' West. It is surrounded by Sabaya Province in the north, west and east, and it borders the Republic of Chile in the southwest. The province extends over 45 km from north to south, and 35 km from east to west.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [1] [2]

Division

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

SectionMunicipalitySeat
1stLa Rivera Municipality La Rivera
2ndTodos Santos MunicipalityTodos Santos
3rdCarangas MunicipalityCarangas

Demographics

Main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 97.0%, while 66.6% of the population speak Aymara and 8.6% Quechua (1992).

The population increased from 751 inhabitants (1992 census) to 1,130 (2001 census), an increase of 50%.

42.6% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992).

74% of the population have no access to electricity, 73% have no sanitary facilities (1992).

83.8% of the population are employed in agriculture, 1.0% in industry, 15.2% in general services (2001).

74% of the population are Catholics, 18% are Protestants (1992).

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Taypi Qullu (Carangas)

Taypi Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,240 m (13,910 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, Carangas Municipality, southeast of Carangas. Taypi Qullu lies northwest of Churi Qullu.

References

  1. ↑ BIGM maps 1:50,000 Carangas 5837-II and Cerro Capitan Hoja 5837-III
  2. ↑ "Carangas". Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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