Charcas Province
Encyclopedia
Charcas is a province
in the northern parts of the Bolivia
n Potosí Department
. Its capital is San Pedro de Buena Vista
(955 inhabitants in 2001).
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.
which are further subdivided into cantons
.
, 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.
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 northern 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
Potosí Department is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km² with 709,013 inhabitants . The capital is the city of Potosí....
. Its capital is San Pedro de Buena Vista
San Pedro de Buena Vista
San Pedro de Buena Vista is a small town in Bolivia.-References:...
(955 inhabitants in 2001).
Location
Charcas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 17° 57' und 18° 36' SouthLatitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
and between 65° 21' und 66° 19' West
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
. It borders Bernardino Bilbao Province
Bernardino Bilbao Province
Bernardino Bilbao is a province in the Northern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí. It has its name after Bernardino Bilbao Rioja, Bolivian general and politician.-Location:...
in the north, Alonso de Ibáñez Province
Alonso de Ibáñez Province
Alonso de Ibáñez is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Sacaca .-Location:...
in the northwest, Rafael Bustillo Province
Rafael Bustillo Province
Rafael Bustillo is a province in the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its name honors the Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary Rafael Bustillo . The capital of the province is Uncía with a population of 5,709 in the year 2001, the largest town is Llallagua with 20,065 inhabitants.-Location:Rafael...
in the southwest, Chayanta Province
Chayanta Province
Chayanta Municipality is the second municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its seat is Chayanta.-Location:...
in the south, and Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2007 census, was 1,750,000...
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 municipalitiesMunicipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...
which are further subdivided into cantons
Cantons of Bolivia
||On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into cantons ....
.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality | San Pedro de Buena Vista San Pedro de Buena Vista San Pedro de Buena Vista is a small town in Bolivia.-References:... |
| 2nd | Toro Toro Municipality | Toro Toro Torotoro Torotoro is the name of:*Torotoro - a small town in the Potosí Department in Bolivia*Torotoro National Park - a national park in the Potosí Department in Bolivia... |
Population
The main language of the province is QuechuaQuechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
, spoken by 98%, while 34% of the population speak Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. 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
San Pedro de Buena Vista
San Pedro de Buena Vista is a small town in Bolivia.-References:...
(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
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...
citizens of Quechua descent.
| Ethnic group | San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality (%) | Toro Toro Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 86.5 | 94.2 |
| Aymara | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| 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... |
0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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... |
7.5 | 4.2 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.0 | 0.0 |