Nor Lípez Province
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Nor Lípez is a province
in the Bolivia
n 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. One of Bolivia's largest mines, the San Cristóbal Mine, is located near San Cristóbal in Colcha "K" municipality.
and between 66° 18' und 68° 35' West
.
It is bordered by the Daniel Campos Province
to the north, the Republic of Chile
to the west, the Enrique Baldivieso Province
and Sur Lípez Province to the south, Sud Chichas Province
to the east, and the Antonio Quijarro Province
to the northeast.
The province extends over 270 km from east to west and 210 km from north to south.
which are further subdivided into cantons
.
96 % of the population have no access to electricity, 93 % have no sanitary facilities. 61 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 9 % in mining, 2 % in industry, 28 % in general services. 90 % of the population are Catholics, 6 % are Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous
citizens of Quechuan
descent.
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
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....
. 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. One of Bolivia's largest mines, the San Cristóbal Mine, is located near San Cristóbal in Colcha "K" municipality.
Location
The province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 27' and 22° 01' 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 66° 18' und 68° 35' 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 ....
.
It is bordered by the Daniel Campos Province
Daniel Campos Province
Daniel Campos is a province in the north-western parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. It is named after the poet Daniel Campos who originated from this area. Its capital is Llica.-Location:...
to the north, the Republic of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
to the west, the Enrique Baldivieso Province
Enrique Baldivieso Province
Enrique Baldivieso is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. It is named after the former vice president Enrique Baldivieso...
and Sur Lípez Province to the south, Sud Chichas Province
Sud Chichas Province
Sud Chichas is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Tupiza.-Location:Sud Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 51' and 21° 50' South and between 65° 15' and 66° 30' West...
to the east, and the Antonio Quijarro Province
Antonio Quijarro Province
Antonio Quijarro is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department situated at the Salar de Uyuni. Its seat is Uyuni.-Location:Antonio Quijarro province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department...
to the northeast.
The province extends over 270 km from east to west and 210 km from north to south.
Division
The province comprises two municipalitiesMunicipalities 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...
which are further subdivided into cantons
Cantons of Bolivia
||On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into cantons ....
.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants 2001 | Seat | Inhabitants 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Colcha "K" Municipality Colcha "K" Municipality Colcha "K" Municipality is the firstmunicipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colcha "K" or Villa Martín.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:... |
9,645 | Colcha "K" or Villa Martín | 853 |
| 2nd | San Pedro de Quemes Municipality San Pedro de Quemes Municipality San Pedro de Quemes Municipality is the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Quemes.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:... |
815 | San Pedro de Quemes | 508 |
Population
The population increased from 8,320 (1992 census) to 10,460 inhabitants (2001 census), an increase of 25,7 %.96 % of the population have no access to electricity, 93 % have no sanitary facilities. 61 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 9 % in mining, 2 % in industry, 28 % in general services. 90 % of the population are Catholics, 6 % are Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
citizens of Quechuan
Quechuas
Quechuas is the collective term for several indigenous ethnic groups in South America who speak a Quechua language , belonging to several ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves as well as their...
descent.
| Ethnic group | Colcha „K“ Municipality (%) | San Pedro de Quemes Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua Quechuas Quechuas is the collective term for several indigenous ethnic groups in South America who speak a Quechua language , belonging to several ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves as well as their... |
88.3 | 45.0 |
| Aymara | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos Chiquitos Chiquitos means "little ones" in Spanish. The Spanish Conquistadores chose this name for the people living in the rain savannas of what is now the eastern parts of the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia, when they found the small doors of the Indian huts in the region.Today, this area is called Gran... , Moxos Moxos people The Moxos, also known as the Mojos, are an indigenous people living around the head-waters of the Madeira River in northern Bolivia, particularly on both banks of the Mamore River. They submitted to Inca domination, but in 1564 gallantly repulsed the Spaniards. A century later, however, the Jesuits... |
0.1 | 0.2 |
| Not indigenous Indigenous peoples of the Americas The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans... |
6.0 | 48.3 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Languages
The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.| Language | Colcha „K“ Municipality | San Pedro de Quemes Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua Quechua 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... |
7,256 | 187 |
| Aymara Aymara language Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over three million speakers. Aymara, along with Quechua and Spanish, is an official language of Peru and Bolivia... |
333 | 67 |
| Guaraní Guaraní language Guaraní, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guaraní , is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupí–Guaraní subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by the majority of the population, and half of... |
1 | 0 |
| Another native | 2 | 0 |
| 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... |
7,932 | 721 |
| Foreign | 28 | 3 |
| Only native | 878 | 1 |
| Native and Spanish | 6.616 | 222 |
| Only Spanish | 1.319 | 499 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Places of interest
- Cañapa Lake
- Chiguana Lake
- Hedionda Lake
- Kara Lake
- OlcaOlcaOlca is a stratovolcano on the border of Chile and Bolivia. It lies in the middle of a 15 km long ridge composed of several stratovolcanos. Cerro Minchincha lies to the west and Paruma to the east. It is also close to the pre-Holocene Cerro Paruma. It is andesitic and dacitic in composition,...
volcano - OllagüeOllagüeOllagüe is a massive andesite stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located southeast of the village that shares its name....
volcano - ParumaParumaParuma is a stratovolcano that lies on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It is part of a ridge that contains several stratovolcanos. Paruma lies at the eastern end of the ridge, with Olca to its west. The older volcano Cerro Paruma lies to east of Paruma. Paruma has clearly been active during the...
- Pastos Grandes Lake
- Sarapuro volcano
- Sonequera mountain
- Tapaquilcha mountain