Modesto Omiste Province
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| Capital | Villazón |
| Area | 2,554 km² |
| Population | 36,266 (2001) |
| Density | 14.2 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.PO.MO |
Modesto Omiste is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí.
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[edit] Location
Modesto Omiste province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Departamento. It is located between 21° 39' and 22° 06' South and between 65° 10' and 66° 08' West. In the North it borders Sud Chichas Province, in the East Tarija Department, in the South and South-west the Republic of Argentine. The province extends over 120 km from East to West and 65 km from North to South.
[edit] Population
Main idiom of the province is Spanish, spoken by 97 %, while 44 % of the population speak Quechua. The population rose from 31,737 (1992 census) to 36,266 (2001 census), an increase of 14.3 %.
Capital of the province is Villazón. 44 % of the population have no access to electricity, 54 % have no sanitary facilities. 18 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 11 % in industry, 71 % in general services. 84 % of the population are Catholics, 11 % Protestants.
[edit] Division
The province comprises only one municipio, Villazón, which contains thirteen districts (Cantones):
- Berque
- Casira
- Chagua
- Chipihuayco
- Mojo
- Moraya
- Sagnasti
- Salitre
- San Pedro de Sococha
- Sarcari
- Sococha
- Villazón
- Yuruma
