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Antonio Quijarro Province
Antonio Quijarro is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian department of Potosi.
Location
Alonso de Ibanez province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosi Department. It is located between 19 21' and 20 59' South and between 65 46' and 67 15' West.
It borders Oruro Department in the North, Nor Lipez Province in the West, Sud Chichas Province in the Southeast, Nor Chichas Province and Jose Maria Linares Province in the East, and Tomas Frias Province in the Northeast.
The province extends over 180 km from East to West and 225 km from North to South.
Population
Main idiom of the province is Spanish, 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 .
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.
Division
The province comprises three municipios:
Porco
Tomave
Uyuni
External links
Detailed map of province towns and rivers
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