Enrique Baldivieso Province
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Enrique Baldivieso is a province
in the Bolivia
n department
of Potosí
. It is named after the former vice president Enrique Baldivieso
. Its seat is San Agustín
with a population of 533 during the census of 2001 situated on the bank of the Turuncha River in San Agustín Canton.
and between 67° 07' and 67° 48' West
. In the east, north, west and south it is almost completely encircled by the Nor Lípez Province
, only in the southeast it is bordered by the Sur Lípez Province for 20 km.
The province extends over 120 km from northwest to southeast at an average width of 35 km.
, San Agustín Municipality. It is identical to Enrique Baldivieso Province. The province is subdivided into four cantons
:
, spoken by 96 %, while 86 % of the population speak Spanish
. The population rose from 1,313 inhabitans (1992 census) to 1,640 (2001 census), an increase of 25 %. 46.5 % of the population are younger than 15 years old.
99.7 % of the population have no access to electricity, 99 % have no sanitary facilities. 72 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 28 % in general services. 95 % of the population are Catholic, 2 % Protestant.
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
in the Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n department
Departments of Bolivia
Bolivia is divided into nine departments . Each of the departments is subdivided into provinces , which are further subdivided into municipalities ....
of Potosí
Potosí Department
Potosí Department is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km² with 709,013 inhabitants . The capital is the city of Potosí....
. It is named after the former vice president Enrique Baldivieso
Enrique Baldivieso
Enrique Baldivieso Aparicio served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1938 to 1939, during the presidency of Germán Busch.-References:...
. Its seat is San Agustín
San Agustín Canton
San Agustín Canton is one of the cantons of the Enrique Baldivieso Province in the Potosí Department in south-west Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 567 inhabitants. Its seat is San Agustín which is also the capital of the Enrique Baldivieso Province with a population of 533 in...
with a population of 533 during the census of 2001 situated on the bank of the Turuncha River in San Agustín Canton.
Location
Enrique Baldivieso province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 21° 03' and 21° 51' SouthLatitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
and between 67° 07' and 67° 48' West
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
. In the east, north, west and south it is almost completely encircled by the Nor Lípez Province
Nor Lípez Province
Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Colcha "K", also called Villa Martín. The majority of the province's area was titled as the Nor Lípez Native Community Land on 19 April 2011...
, only in the southeast it is bordered by the Sur Lípez Province for 20 km.
The province extends over 120 km from northwest to southeast at an average width of 35 km.
Division
The province comprises only one municipalityMunicipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...
, San Agustín Municipality. It is identical to Enrique Baldivieso Province. The province is subdivided into four cantons
Cantons of Bolivia
||On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into cantons ....
:
- Alota - 533 inhabitants (2001)
- Cerro Gordo - 292 inhabitants
- San AgustínSan Agustín CantonSan Agustín Canton is one of the cantons of the Enrique Baldivieso Province in the Potosí Department in south-west Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 567 inhabitants. Its seat is San Agustín which is also the capital of the Enrique Baldivieso Province with a population of 533 in...
- 567 inhabitants - Todos Santos - 248 inhabitants
Population
The main language is QuechuaQuechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
, spoken by 96 %, while 86 % of the population speak Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. The population rose from 1,313 inhabitans (1992 census) to 1,640 (2001 census), an increase of 25 %. 46.5 % of the population are younger than 15 years old.
99.7 % of the population have no access to electricity, 99 % have no sanitary facilities. 72 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 28 % in general services. 95 % of the population are Catholic, 2 % Protestant.
Places of interest
- Valle de las Rocas (Rock Valley)
- Turuncha River and Lake Turuncha in San Agustín Canton