Nor Lípez Province

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Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Colcha "K", also called Villa Martín. The majority of the area of the province was titled as the Nor Lípez Native Community Land on 19 April 2011. One of the largest mines of Bolivia, the San Cristóbal Mine, is located near San Cristóbal in Colcha "K" municipality.

Nor Lípez
Province
James's flamingos at Cañapa Lake, Colcha "K" Municipality
James's flamingos at Cañapa Lake, Colcha "K" Municipality
Flag of Nor Lípez
Official seal of Nor Lípez
Location of the Nor Lípez Province within Bolivia
Location of the Nor Lípez Province within Bolivia
Provinces of the Potosí Department
Provinces of the Potosí Department
Coordinates: 21°14′0″S 67°27′0″W / 21.23333°S 67.45000°W / -21.23333; -67.45000
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
CapitalColcha "K"
Area
 • Total10,883 sq mi (28,187 km2)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total10,460
 • Density1/sq mi (0.4/km2)
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Location

The province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 27' and 22° 01' South and between 66° 18' and 68° 35' West.

It is bordered by the Daniel Campos Province to the north, the Republic of Chile to the west, the Enrique Baldivieso Province and Sur Lípez Province to the south, Sud Chichas Province to the east, and the Antonio Quijarro Province to the northeast.

The province extends over 270 km from east to west and 210 km from north to south.

Division

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

SectionMunicipalityInhabitants 2001 [7]SeatInhabitants 2001
1stColcha "K" Municipality9,645Colcha "K" or Villa Martín853
2ndSan Pedro de Quemes Municipality815San Pedro de Quemes508

Population

The population increased from 8,320 (1992 census) to 10,460 inhabitants (2001 census), an increase of 25,7%.

About 96% of the population have no access to electricity, 93% have no sanitary facilities. 61% of the population are employed in agriculture, 9% in mining, 2% in industry, 28% in general services. 90% of the population are Catholics, 6% are Protestants.

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.[8]

Ethnic groupColcha „K“ Municipality (%)San Pedro de Quemes Municipality (%)
Quechua88.245.0
Aymara5.66.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.10.2
Not indigenous6.048.3
Other indigenous groups0.10.2

Languages

The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.

LanguageColcha “K” MunicipalitySan Pedro de Quemes Municipality
Quechua7,256187
Aymara33367
Guaraní10
Another native20
Spanish7,932721
Foreign283
Only native8781
Native and Spanish6,616222
Only Spanish1,319499

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Places of interest

See also

References

External links

21°14′S 67°27′W / 21.233°S 67.450°W / -21.233; -67.450