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Charcas Province
Charcas is a province in the Northern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosi.
Location
Charcas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosi Department. It is located between 17 57' und 18 36' South and between 65 21' und 66 19' West. It borders Bernardino Bilbao Province in the North, Alonso de Ibanez 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.
Population
Main idiom of the province is Quechua, 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 .
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.
Division
The province comprises two municipios:
San Pedro de Buena Vista
Toro Toro
External links
Detailed map of province towns and rivers
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