Ladislao Cabrera | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Oruro |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Salinas de Garci Mendoza |
Area Total Km2: | 6,554 |
Population Total: | 11,698 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | 1.8 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechua |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts Style: | para |
Coordinates: | -19.5°N -76°W |
Demographics Type1: | Languages spoken |
Demographics1 Title1: | Aymara |
Demographics1 Info1: | 90.5% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spanish |
Demographics1 Info2: | 86.4% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Quechua |
Demographics1 Info3: | 19.7% |
Demographics Type2: | Sectors |
Demographics2 Title1: | Agriculture |
Demographics2 Title2: | General |
Demographics2 Title3: | Industry |
Timezone1: | BOT |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Ladislao Cabrera is a province in the southern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. It is named after Ladislao Cabrera (1830 – 1921). Its seat is Salinas de Garci Mendoza.
Ladislao Cabrera is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 19° 02' and 19° 56' South and between 66° 35' and 67° 43' West.
The province borders Sud Carangas Province in the north, Atahuallpa Province in the west, Potosí Department in the south, Eduardo Avaroa Province in the east, and Sebastián Pagador Province in the northeast.
The province extends over 100 km from north to south, and 125 km from east to west.
The main language of the province is Aymara, spoken by 90.5%, while 86.4% of the population speak Spanish and 19.7% Quechua.
The population increased from 7,363 inhabitants (1992 census) to 11,698 (2001 census), an increase of 59%. - 42.5% of the population are younger than 15 years old.
99.9% of the population have no access to electricity, 90.0% have no sanitary facilities.
82.4% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1% in mining, 1.8% in industry, 15.7% in general services (2001).
85.4% of the population are Catholics, 10.2% are Protestants (1992).
The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
Section | Municipality | Seat |
---|---|---|
1st | Salinas de Garci Mendoza | |
2nd | ||