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Modesto Omiste Province
Modesto Omiste is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosi.
Location
Modesto Omiste province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosi Departamento. It is located between 21 39' and 22 06' South and between 65 10' and 66 08' West. In the North it borders Sud Chichas Province, in the East Tarija Department, in the South and South-west the Republic of Argentine. The province extends over 120 km from East to West and 65 km from North to South.
Population
Main idiom of the province is Spanish, spoken by 97 %, while 44 % of the population speak Quechua. The population rose from 31,737 (1992 census) to 36,266 (2001 census), an increase of 14.3 %.
Capital of the province is Villazon. 44 % of the population have no access to electricity, 54 % have no sanitary facilities. 18 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 11 % in industry, 71 % in general services. 84 % of the population are Catholics, 11 % Protestants.
Division
The province comprises only one municipio, Villazon, which contains thirteen districts (Cantones):
Berque
Casira
Chagua
Chipihuayco
Mojo
Moraya
Sagnasti
Salitre
San Pedro de Sococha
Sarcari
Sococha
Villazon
Yuruma
External links
Detailed map of province towns and rivers
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