Nor Lípez Province
Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivie depairtment o Potosí. Its seat is Colcha "K", cried Villa Martín. The majority o the province's aurie wis titled as the Nor Lípez Native Commonty Land on 19 Aprile 2011. Ane o Bolivie's lairgest mines, the San Cristóbal Mine, is locatit near San Cristóbal in Colcha "K" municipality.
Nor Lípez | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 James's Flamingos at Cañapa Lake, Colcha "K" Municipality | |
 Banner  Seal | |
 Location o the Nor Lípez Province athin Bolivie | |
 Provinces o the Potosí Depairtment | |
| Coordinates: 21°14′0″S 67°27′0″W / 21.23333°S 67.45000°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Potosí Depairtment |
| Caipital | Colcha "K" |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28187 km2 (10,883 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,460 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
Location eedit
The province is ane o saxteen provinces in the Potosí Depairtment. It is locatit atween 20° 27' an 22° 01' Sooth an atween 66° 18' an 68° 35' Wast.
It is bordered bi the Daniel Campos Province tae the north, the Republic o Chile tae the wast, the Enrique Baldivieso Province an Sur Lípez Province tae the sooth, Sud Chichas Province tae the east, an the Antonio Quijarro Province tae the northeast.
The province extends ower 270 km frae east tae wast an 210 km frae north tae sooth.
Diveesion eedit
The province comprises twa municipalities which are further subdividit intae cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants 2001 [1] | Seat | Inhabitants 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Colcha "K" Municipality | 9,645 | Colcha "K" or Villa Martín | 853 |
| 2nd | San Pedro de Quemes Municipality | 815 | San Pedro de Quemes | 508 |
Population eedit
The population increased frae 8,320 (1992 census) tae 10,460 inhabitants (2001 census), an increase o 25,7 %.
96 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 93 % hae nae sanitary facilities. 61 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 9 % in minin, 2 % in industry, 28 % in general services. 90 % o the population are Catholics, 6 % are Protestants.
The fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechuan descent. [2]
| Ethnic group | Colcha "K" Municipality (%) | San Pedro de Quemes Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 88.3 | 45.0 |
| Aymara | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Nae indigenous | 6.0 | 48.3 |
| ither indigenous groups | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Leids eedit
The leids spoken in the province are mainly Spaingie an Quechua.
| Language | Colcha "K" Municipality | San Pedro de Quemes Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 7,256 | 187 |
| Aymara | 333 | 67 |
| Guaraní | 1 | 0 |
| Anither native | 2 | 0 |
| Spaingie | 7,932 | 721 |
| Foreign | 28 | 3 |
| Anerlie native | 878 | 1 |
| Native an Spaingie | 6.616 | 222 |
| Anerlie Spaingie | 1.319 | 499 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Places o interest eedit
- Cañapa Lake
- Chiguana Lake
- Hedionda Lake
- Kara Lake
- Olca volcano
- Ollagüe volcano
- Paruma
- Pastos Grandes Lake
- Sarapuro volcano
- Sonequera muntain
- Tapaquilcha muntain
References eedit
- ↑ INE, Bolivia
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Freemit airtins eedit
- General map o province Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Detailed map o province touns an rivers Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Population data (Spainyie) Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine