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Jose Maria Linares Province
Jose Maria Linares is a province in the Eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosi.
Location
Jose Maria Linares province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosi Department. It is located between 19 30' and 20 16' South and between 64 43' and 65 53' West. It borders Cornelio Saavedra Province in the North, Tomas Frias Province in the Northwest, Antonio Quijarro Province in the West, Nor Chichas Province in the South, and Chuquisaca Department in the East. The province extends over 120 km from East to West and 85 km from North to South.
Population
Main idiom of the province is Quechua, spoken by 80 %, while 44 % of the population speak Spanish. The population dropped from 52,535 inhabitants (1992 census) to 51,412 (2001 census), a decrease of 2.1 %. Capital of the province is Puna.
90 % of the population have no access to electricity, 89 % have no sanitary facilities. 69 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.5 % in mining, 11 % in industry, 20 % in general services. 88 % of the population are Catholics, 10 % Protestants.
Division
The province comprises two municipios:
Caiza "D"
Puna
External links
Detailed map of province towns and rivers
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