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Chayanta Province
Chayanta is a province in the Northern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosi.
Location
Chayanta province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosi Department. It is located between 18 23' und 19 6' South and between 65 23' und 66 19' West.
It borders Charcas Province in the North,
Rafael Bustillo Province in the Northwest,
Oruro Department in the West,
Tomas Frias Province in the South,
Cornelio Saavedra Province in the Southeast,
and Chuquisaca 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 79 %, while 33 % of the population speak Spanish. The population increased from 73,128 inhabitants (1992 census) to 90,205 (2001 census), an increase of 23.4 %. Capital of the province is Colquechaca.
97 % of the population have no access to electricity, 98 % have no sanitary facilities.
74 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 1 % in mining, 13 % in industry, 12 % in general services. 93 % of the population are Catholics, 5 % Protestants.
Division
The province comprises four municipios:
Colquechaca
Ocuri
Pocoata
Ravelo
External links
Detailed map of province towns and rivers
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