Ladislao Cabrera Province Explained

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.

Location

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.

Population

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).

Division

The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalitySeat
1st Salinas de Garci Mendoza
2nd

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