Arani Province

- 17.616666666667 - 66.083333333333Koordinaten: 17 ° 37 ' S, 66 ° 5' W

Arani is a province in the central part of the Bolivian department of Cochabamba.

Location

The province is one of sixteen provinces in the high valley of the Vallo Alto in the department of Cochabamba. It is bordered to the west by the province Punata, to the south by the province Mizque, on the east by the province of Carrasco, and to the north by the province Tiraque.

The province extends approximately between 17 ° 31 'and 17 ° 43' south latitude and 65 ° 53 ' and 66 ° 15 ' west longitude, its extent from east to west is 30 kilometers from north to south, 20 km.

Population

The population of the province Arani has declined in the past two decades by about ewin fifth:

43.6 percent of the population are younger than 15 years, the literacy rate in the province is 68.0 percent. (1992)

52.7 percent of the population speak Spanish, 96.6 percent Quechua, Aymara and 0.4 percent. (1992)

66.6 percent of the population have no access to electricity, 88.2 percent have no sanitary facilities (1992).

90.4 percent of the population are Catholics, 8.6 percent are Protestant (1992).

Structure

The Arani Province is divided into two municipios:

  • Municipio Arani - 11,542 inhabitants ( 2001)
  • Municipio Vacas - 12,511 inhabitants
Departamento Cochabamba Department Administrative centre Arani, Bolivia Vacas, Cochabamba Departments of Bolivia Punata Province Mizque Province Carrasco Province (Bolivia) Tiraque Province Aymara language Municipios of Bolivia Arani Municipality Vacas Municipality Beni Department Chuquisaca Department La Paz Department (Bolivia) Oruro Department Pando Department Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Tarija Department Arque Province Ayopaya Province Capinota Province Cercado Province (Cochabamba) Chapare Province Quillacollo Province
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