Antonio Quijarro is a province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 in the central parts of the Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

n Potosí Department

Potosí Department

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 situated at the Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat at . It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated above the mean sea level. The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes...

. Its seat is Uyuni

Uyuni

Uyuni is a city in the southwest of Bolivia. It primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flats, the nearby Salar de Uyuni.-Origin:...

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Location

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

Latitude

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 and between 65° 46' and 67° 15' West

Longitude

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It borders Oruro Department

Oruro Department

Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km². Its capital is the city of Oruro. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 391,870.- Provinces of Oruro :...

 in the north, Nor Lípez Province

Nor Lípez Province

Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Colcha "K", also called Villa Martín. The majority of the province's area was titled as the Nor Lípez Native Community Land on 19 April 2011...

 in the west, Sud Chichas Province

Sud Chichas Province

Sud Chichas is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Tupiza.-Location:Sud Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 51' and 21° 50' South and between 65° 15' and 66° 30' West...

 in the southeast, Nor Chichas Province

Nor Chichas Province

Nor Chichas is a province in the Eastern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its seat is Cotagaita.-Location:Nor Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 01' and 21° 08' South and between 65° 13' and 66° 17' West...

 and José María Linares Province

José María Linares Province

José María Linares is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its capital is Puna.-Location:José María Linares province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 19° 30' and 20° 16' South and between 64° 43' and 65° 53' West...

 in the east, and Tomás Frías Province

Tomás Frías Province

Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.-Location:...

 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

Municipalities of Bolivia

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 which are partly further subdivided into cantons

Cantons of Bolivia

||On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into cantons ....

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Section	Municipality	Seat
1st	Uyuni Municipality Uyuni Municipality Uyuni Municipality is the first municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uyuni.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:* Chacala* Coroma* Huanchaca* Pulacayo* Uyuni...	Uyuni Uyuni Uyuni is a city in the southwest of Bolivia. It primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flats, the nearby Salar de Uyuni.-Origin:...
2nd	Tomave Municipality Tomave Municipality Tomave Municipality is the second municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uyuni.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:*Apacheta*Calasaya*Opoco*San Francisco de Tarana...	Tomave
3rd	Porco Municipality Porco Municipality Porco Municipality is the third municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Porco.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:* Churcuita* Condoriri* Karma* Porco* Chaquilla...	Porco

Population

The main language of the province is Spanish

Spanish language

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, 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

Uyuni

Uyuni is a city in the southwest of Bolivia. It primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flats, the nearby Salar de Uyuni.-Origin:...

 (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

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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 citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.

Ethnic group	Uyuni Municipality (%)	Tomave Municipality (%)	Porco Municipality (%)
Quechua	52.9	93.1	90.1
Aymara	24.2	3.2	1.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos Chiquitos Chiquitos means "little ones" in Spanish. The Spanish Conquistadores chose this name for the people living in the rain savannas of what is now the eastern parts of the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia, when they found the small doors of the Indian huts in the region.Today, this area is called Gran... , Moxos Moxos people The Moxos, also known as the Mojos, are an indigenous people living around the head-waters of the Madeira River in northern Bolivia, particularly on both banks of the Mamore River. They submitted to Inca domination, but in 1564 gallantly repulsed the Spaniards. A century later, however, the Jesuits...	0.2	0.1	0.1
Not indigenous Indigenous peoples of the Americas The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...	22.6	3.5	7.7
Other indigenous groups	0.2	0.2	0.1