Official Name: | Arani |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Bolivia department of cochabamba.png |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Map Caption1: | Provinces of the Cochabamba Department |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Arani within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Cochabamba Department |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name3: | 2 |
Subdivision Type4: | Cantons |
Subdivision Name4: | 4 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Arani |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Established Date: | November 24, 1914 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 2245 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 24053 |
Population Density Km2: | 47.54 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechua |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -17.6167°N -71°W |
Area Code: | BO.CB.AR |
Arani is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Arani, situated about 53 km from Cochabamba. Arani is known for its bread and its artisan wickerwork.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into four cantons.
Section | Municipality | Inhabitants [1] | Seat | Inhabitants [2] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Arani | 11,542 | 3,512 | ||
2nd | Vacas | 12,511 | 650 |
Arani Municipality consists of three cantons, Arani, Pocoata and Collpaciaco. Vacas Municipality is not further subdivided, so Vacas Canton and Vacas Municipality are identical.
The people in the Arani Province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[3]
Ethnic group | Arani Municipality | Vacas Municipality |
---|---|---|
Quechua | 87.2 | 94.4 |
Aymara | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 | 0.0 |
12.1 | 5.4 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 | 0.1 |
The languages spoken in the Arani Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.
Language | Arani Municipality | Vacas Municipality |
---|---|---|
Quechua | 10,347 | 11,662 |
Aymara | 76 | 39 |
Guaraní | 5 | 2 |
Another native | 5 | 2 |
7,082 | 4,236 | |
Foreign | 49 | 11 |
Only native | 3,902 | 7,540 |
Native and Spanish | 6,467 | 4,131 |
Only Spanish | 615 | 106 |
Festivals and Fairs:
Other tourist attractions include the church of Saint Bartholomew (San Bartolomé) in Arani, built in 1610, which is dedicated to the Virgen la Bella, and the lakes in Vacas Municipality: Parqu Qucha, Asiru Qucha, Junt'utuyu, Pilawit'u, Qullpa Qucha and Yanatama.