Tomás Frías Province
Tomás Frías is a province in the northren pairts o the Bolivie Potosí Depairtment. Its caipital is Potosí whilk is the caipital o the depairtment an aw. The province is namit efter the umwhile preses Tomás Frías Ametller.
Tomás Frías | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Potosí, caipital o the Tomás Frías Province an the Potosí Depairtment | |
 Banner  Seal | |
 Location o the Tomás Frías Province athin Bolivie | |
 Provinces o the Potosí Depairtment | |
| Coordinates: 19°23′23″S 65°54′34″W / 19.38972°S 65.90944°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Potosí Depairtment |
| Caipital | Potosí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3420 km2 (1,320 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 176,922 |
| • Density | 51.7/km2 (134/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua Aymara |
| Area code(s) | BO-P |
Location
eeditTomás Frías province is ane o saxteen provinces in the Potosí Depairtment. It is locatit atween 19° 00' an 19° 50' Sooth an atween 65° 32' an 66° 24' Wast.
It haes mairches wi Chayanta Province in the north, Oruro Depairtment in the northwast, Antonio Quijarro Province in the soothwast, José María Linares Province in the sooth, an Cornelio Saavedra Province in the east.
The province stends ower 115 km frae east tae wast an frae north tae sooth.
Diveesion
eeditThe province comprises fower municipalities whilk are further subdividit intae cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Municipality | Potosí Municipality | Potosí |
| 1st | Tinguipaya Municipality | Tinguipaya |
| 2nd | Yocalla Municipality | Yocalla |
| 3rd | Urmiri Municipality | Urmiri |
Population
eeditThe main leid o the province is Spaingie, spoken bi 84.5 %, while 75.5 % o the population speak Quechua. The population increased frae 167,111 indwallers (1992 census) tae 176,922 (2001 census), an increase o 20 %. Caipital o the province is Potosí (132,966 inhabitants).
28 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 50.5 % hae nae sanitary facilities.
21 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 8 % in minin, 10 % in industrie, 61 % in general services. 92 % o the population are Catholics, 5 % Protestants.
The fow are predominantly indigenous ceetizens o Quechua an Aymara strynd.[1]
| Ethnic group | Potosí Municipality (%) | Tinguipaya Municipality (%) | Yocalla Municipality (%) | Urmiri Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 68,1 | 94,7 | 93,8 | 49,3 |
| Aymara | 2,0 | 0,2 | 0,4 | 46,6 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0,2 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 |
| Nae indigenous | 29,5 | 5,1 | 5,7 | 4,1 |
| Ither indigenous groups | 0,2 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
References
eedit- ↑ *Potosí Department - social data of its provinces Archived 2011-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (PDF 5,36 MB) (spanish)