Antonio Quijarro Province

Antonio Quijarro
Province

Salt production on the Salar de Uyuni

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Location of the Antonio Quijarro Province within Bolivia

Provinces of the Potosí Department
Coordinates: 20°10′0″S 66°30′0″W / 20.16667°S 66.50000°W
Country Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Capital Uyuni
Area
 • Total 6,737 sq mi (17,449 km2)
Population (2001)
 • Total 37,428
 • Density 5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
 • Ethnicities Quechua, Aymara
Area code(s) BO.PO.AQ

Antonio Quijarro is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department situated at the Salar de Uyuni. Its seat is Uyuni.

Location

Route 5 between Potosí and Uyuni in Tomave Municipality

Antonio Quijarro province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 19° 21' and 20° 59' South and between 65° 46' and 67° 15' West.

It borders Oruro Department in the north, Nor Lípez Province in the west, Sud Chichas Province in the southeast, Nor Chichas Province and José María Linares Province in the east, and Tomás Frías Province in the northeast.

The province extends over 180 km from east to west and 225 km from north to south.

Division

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

Section Municipality Seat
1st Uyuni Municipality Uyuni
2nd Tomave Municipality Tomave
3rd Porco Municipality Porco

Population

The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 87%, while 74% of the population speak Quechua. The population increased from 37,384 inhabitants (1992 census) to 37,428 (2001 census), an increase of only 0.1%. Capital of the province is Uyuni (10,191 inhabitants).

53% of the population have no access to electricity, 85% have no sanitary facilities. 50% of the population are employed in agriculture, 8% in mining, 5% in industry, 37% in general services. 86% of the population are Catholics, 11% Protestants.

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.[1]

Ethnic group Uyuni Municipality (%) Tomave Municipality (%) Porco Municipality (%)
Quechua 52.9 93.1 90.1
Aymara 24.2 3.2 1.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2 0.1 0.1
Not indigenous 22.6 3.5 7.7
Other indigenous groups 0.2 0.2 0.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

Coordinates: 20°10′S 66°30′W / 20.167°S 66.500°W