| Official Name: | José Manuel Pando |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Bolivia department of la paz.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Provinces of the La Paz Department |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of José Manuel Pando within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name3: | 2 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Santiago de Machaca |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | April 22, 1986 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1976 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 12,092 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Aymara |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -17.1667°N -69.3333°W |
| Elevation M: | 3893 |
| Website: | Official website |
José Manuel Pando is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was founded on April 22, 1986, during the presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro. The province was named after José Manuel Pando (1848–1917) who was the president of Bolivia from 1899 till 1904. Its capital is Santiago de Machaca.
The province is situated in the western part of the Bolivian Altiplano, south of Lake Titicaca. To the west it is bordered by Peru, to the southeast by the Pacajes Province and to the northeast by the Ingavi Province.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2] [3]
The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [4] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,402 | 819 | ||
| 1,735 | 529 | ||