- Charcas Province
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Charcas — Province — 
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SealLocation of the Charcas Province within Bolivia
Provinces of the Potosí Department
Coordinates: 18°16′S 65°50′W / 18.267°S 65.833°W Country 
BoliviaDepartment Potosí Department Municipalities 2 Cantons 12 Capital San Pedro de Buena Vista Area - Total 1,305.8 sq mi (3,382 km2) Population (2001) - Total 38,174 - Density 29.3/sq mi (11.3/km2) - Ethnicities Quechua Area code(s) BO.PO.CR Charcas is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is San Pedro de Buena Vista (955 inhabitants in 2001).[1]
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Location
Charcas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 17° 57' und 18° 36' South and between 65° 21' und 66° 19' West. It borders Bernardino Bilbao Province in the north, Alonso de Ibáñez Province in the northwest, Rafael Bustillo Province in the southwest, Chayanta Province in the south, and Cochabamba Department in the east.
The province extends over 125 km from East to West and 100 km from north to south.
Division
The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
Section Municipality Seat 1st San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality San Pedro de Buena Vista 2nd Toro Toro Municipality Toro Toro Population
The main language of the province is Quechua, spoken by 98%, while 34% of the population speak Spanish. The population increased from 31,233 inhabitants (1992 census) to 38,174 (2001 census), an increase of 22.3%. Capital of the province is San Pedro (955 inhabitants).
99.8 % of the population have no access to electricity, 98.5% have no sanitary facilities. 72.0% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.5% in mining, 12.2 % in industry, 15.3% in general services. 93% of the population are Catholics, 6% Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[2]
Ethnic group San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality (%) Toro Toro Municipality (%) Quechua 86.5 94.2 Aymara 6.0 1.5 Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0 0.0 Not indigenous 7.5 4.2 Other indigenous groups 0.0 0.0 Places of interest
References
- ^ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
Coordinates: 18°16′S 65°50′W / 18.267°S 65.833°W
Potosí DepartmentCapital: PotosíProvinces Alonso de Ibáñez • Antonio Quijarro • Bernardino Bilbao • Charcas • Chayanta • Cornelio Saavedra • Daniel Campos • Enrique Baldivieso • José María Linares • Modesto Omiste • Nor Chichas • Nor Lípez • Rafael Bustillo • Sud Chichas • Sur Lípez • Tomás Frías
Municipalities (and seats) Acasio (Acasio) • Arampampa (Arampampa) • Atocha (Atocha) • Betanzos (Betanzos) • Caiza "D" (Caiza "D") • Ckochas (Ckochas) • Caripuyo (Caripuyo) • Chaquí (Chaquí) • Chayanta (Chayanta) • Chuquihuta (Chuquihuta) • Colcha "K" (Colcha "K") • Colquechaca (Colquechaca) • Cotagaita (Cotagaita) • Llallagua (Llallagua) • Llica (Llica) • Mojinete Municipality (Mojinete) Ocurí (Ocurí) • Pocoata (Pocoata) • Porco (Porco) • Potosí (Potosí) • Puna (Puna) • Ravelo (Ravelo) • Sacaca (Sacaca) • San Agustín (San Agustín) • San Antonio de Esmoruco (San Antonio de Esmoruco) • San Pablo de Lípez (San Pablo de Lípez) • San Pedro de Buena Vista (San Pedro de Buena Vista) • San Pedro de Quemes (San Pedro de Quemes) • Tacobamba (Tacobamba) • Tahua (Tahua) • Tinguipaya (Tinguipaya) • Tomave (Tomave) • Toro Toro (Toro Toro) • Tupiza (Tupiza) • Uncía (Uncía) • Urmiri (Urmiri) • Uyuni (Uyuni) • Villazón (Villazón) • Vitichi (Vitichi) • Yocalla (Yocalla)Categories:
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