Official Name: | Aroma |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Bolivia Departamento La Paz.png |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Map Caption1: | Provinces of the La Paz Department |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
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 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
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).
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.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
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)
The province comprises seven municipios which are further subdivided into cantons.
Section | Municipality | Inhabitants (2001)[3] | Seat | Inhabitants (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 | ||