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Puerto de Mejillones
View of Todos Santos
View of Todos Santos
Location of Puerto de Mejillones Province within Bolivia
Location of Puerto de Mejillones Province within Bolivia
Country Bolivia
Department Oruro
Capital La Rivera
Area
 • Total 759 km2 (293 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total 1,130
 • Density 1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Aymara Quechua
Languages spoken
 • Spanish 97.0%
 • Aymara 66.6%
 • Quechua 8.6%
Sectors
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Puerto de Mejillones is a province in the western parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. It is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. Its seat is La Rivera.

Location

The province is located between 18° 53' and 19° 16' South and between 68° 10' and 68° 26' West. It is surrounded by Sabaya Province in the north, west and east, and it borders the Republic of Chile in the southwest. The province extends over 45 km from north to south, and 35 km from east to west.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

  • Churi Qullu
  • Laram Pukara
  • Jach'a Siwinqani
  • Janq'u Qullu
  • Janq'u Willk'i
  • Kunturiri
  • Pallall Qullu
  • Pastu Qullu
  • Pukara
  • Pukara (near Yapu Qullu)
  • P'isaqiri
  • Qala Pirqata
  • Tankani
  • Taypi Qullu
  • Taypi Qullu (Carangas)
  • T'ula Qullu
  • Yapu Qullu

Division

The province comprises three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section Municipality Seat
1st La Rivera Municipality La Rivera
2nd Todos Santos Municipality Todos Santos
3rd Carangas Municipality Carangas

Demographics

Main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 97.0%, while 66.6% of the population speak Aymara and 8.6% Quechua (1992).

The population increased from 751 inhabitants (1992 census) to 1,130 (2001 census), an increase of 50%.

42.6% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992).

74% of the population have no access to electricity, 73% have no sanitary facilities (1992).

83.8% of the population are employed in agriculture, 1.0% in industry, 15.2% in general services (2001).

74% of the population are Catholics, 18% are Protestants (1992).

See also

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