Enrique Baldivieso Province Explained

Official Name:Enrique Baldivieso
Settlement Type:Province
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Image Map1:Bolivia department of potosi.png
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Map Caption1:Provinces of the Potosí Department
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Enrique Baldivieso within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Potosí Department
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:San Agustín
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:2254
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:1640
Population Density Km2:0.7
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Quechua
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Timezone:BOT
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Coordinates:-21.15°N -67.6667°W
Area Code:BO.PO.EV

Enrique Baldivieso (or: Enrique Valdivieso) is a province in the Bolivian 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[1] 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' South 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.

Division

The province comprises only one municipality, San Agustín Municipality. It is identical to Enrique Baldivieso Province. The province is subdivided into four cantons:

Population

The main language is Quechua, spoken by 96%, while 86% of the population speak Spanish. The population rose from 1,313 inhabitants (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

External links

-21.15°N -67.667°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.bo National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia