Aroma Province Explained

Official Name:Aroma
Settlement Type:Province
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Image Map1:Bolivia Departamento La Paz.png
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Map Caption1:Provinces of the La Paz Department
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of San Rafael within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:La Paz Department
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sica Sica (Sika Sika)
Area Total Km2:4510
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Total:97364
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Aymara
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Timezone:BOT
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Coordinates:-17.3333°N -67.8333°W

Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is Sica Sica (Sika Sika).

Location

Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' South and between 67° 22' and 68° 23' West. It extends over 120 km from north west to south east, and up to 55 km from north east to south west.

The province is situated on the Bolivian Altiplano south east of Lake Titicaca and borders Ingavi Province in the north west, Pacajes Province in the west, Gualberto Villarroel Province in the south, Oruro Department in the south east, Loayza Province in the east, and Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the north.

Geography

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

Population

The population of Aroma Province has increased by 80% over the recent two decades:

45.1% of the population are younger than 15 years old. (1992)

79.9% of the population speak Spanish, 93.9% speak Aymara, and 6.7% Quechua. (2001)

The literacy rate of the population of the province is 78.4%. (1992)

82.1% of the population have no access to electricity, 88.0% have no sanitary facilities. (1992)

69.2% of the population are Catholics, 25.5% are Protestants. (1992)

Division

The province comprises seven municipios which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalityInhabitants (2001)[3] SeatInhabitants (2001)
1st 26,818 3,831
2nd 9,583 152
3rd 6,981 647
4th 12,112 943
5th 20,039 8,414
6th 8,020 2,352
7th 2,927 1,936

Villages

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gov.bo/pdf/boletin/np_2005_75.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística
  2. http://www.ine.gov.bo/PDF/DIFD/ProyeccionesPoblacionProvinciasMunicipiosLaPaz.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones
  3. http://www.ine.gov.bo National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia