Pantaleón Dalence Province Explained

Pantaleón Dalence
Settlement Type:Province
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Oruro
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huanuni
Area Total Km2:967
Population Total:23,608
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:24.4
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Quechua
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:para
Coordinates:-18.3333°N -94°W
Demographics Type1:Languages spoken
Demographics1 Title1:Spanish
Demographics1 Info1:93.2%
Demographics1 Title2:Quechua
Demographics1 Info2:69.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Aymara
Demographics1 Info3:21.2%
Demographics Type2:Sectors
Demographics2 Title1:Agriculture
Demographics2 Title2:General
Demographics2 Title3:Industry
Timezone1:BOT
Utc Offset1:-4

Pantaleón Dalence is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department. Its seat is Huanuni. The province was named after the jurist Pantaleón Dalence Jiménez.

Location

Pantaleón Dalence province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 05' and 18° 35' South and between 66° 10' and 66° 45' West.

The province borders Cercado Province in the northwest, Poopó Province in the southwest, Potosí Department in the east, and Cochabamba Department in the northeast.

The province extends over 55 km from north to south, and 65 km from east to west.

Geography

The province lies at the Uru Uru Lake, one of the largest lakes of Bolivia.

The Asanaki mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]

Population

The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 93.2%, while 69.8% of the population speak Quechua and 21.2% Aymara (1992).

The population decreased from 24,892 inhabitants (1992 census) to 23,608 (2001 census), a decrease of 5.2%. - 45% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992).

27.7% of the population have no access to electricity, 87.4% have no sanitary facilities (1992).

21.7% of the population are employed in agriculture, 38.2% in mining, 5.9% in industry, 34.2% in general services (2001).

82.3% of the population are Catholics, 14.3% are Protestants (1992).

Division

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

SectionMunicipalitySeat
1st Huanuni Municipality Huanuni
2nd Machacamarca Municipality Machacamarca

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Notes and References

  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni