Los Andes Province (Bolivia)

Los Andes is one of the twenty provinces in the central parts of the Bolivian department of La Paz.

Location

"Los Andes" province is located between 16° 00' and 16° 47' South and between 68° 08' and 68° 45' West. It extends over 90 km from North to South, and 75 km from East to West.

The province is situated on the south-eastern shores of Lake Titicaca and borders Omasuyos Province in the Northwest, Ingavi Province in the South, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the East, and Larecaja Province in the North.

Population

The population of Los Andes Province has increased by 20 % over the recent two decades:
*1992: 62,185 inhabitants (census)
*2001: 69,636 inhabitants (census)
*2005: 74,693 inhabitants (est.) [ [http://www.ine.gov.bo/pdf/boletin/np_2005_75.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística] ]
*2010: 76,181 inhabitants (est.) [ [http://www.ine.gov.bo/PDF/DIFD/ProyeccionesPoblacionProvinciasMunicipiosLaPaz.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones] ]

63.8 % of the population speak Spanish, 96.2 % speak Aymara, and 0.1 % Quechua. "(2001)"

The literacy rate of the province's population is 81.1 %, with 90.6 % among males and 72.4 % among females. "(2001)"

Infant mortality from 1992 (6.8 %) to 2001 (7.3 %) has remained high over that decade.

63.5 % of the population have no access to electricity, 70.1 % have no sanitary facilities. "(2001)"

57.5 % of the households have a radio, 13.0 % a TV-set, 32.4 % a bike, 1.1 % a motorbike, 2.5 % a car, 0.4 % a fridge, 0.9 % a phone. "(2001)"

71.5 % of the population are Catholics, 24.2 % are Protestants. "(1992)"

Division

The province comprises four municipios:
*Batallas Municipio - 19,821 inhabitants "(2005)"
*Laja Municipio - 17,445 inhabitants
*Pucarani Municipio - 29,311 inhabitants
*Puerto Pérez Municipio - 8,116 inhabitants

References

External links

* [http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/lapaz/t_losandes.htm General map of province]
* [http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/lapaz/losandes.htm Detailed map of province towns and rivers]
* [http://www.ine.gov.bo/default.aspx Population data (Spanish)]
* [http://www.ine.gov.bo/html/dfid/index.htm Social data (Spanish)]