Litoral (Bolivia)

Province in Oruro, Bolivia

Litoral

Province

Dawn in Sikiri, Litoral Province

Location of Litoral Province in Bolivia

Coordinates: 18°48′S 67°47′W﻿ / ﻿18.800°S 67.783°W﻿ / -18.800; -67.783
Country| Bolivia
Department| Oruro
Capital| Huachacalla
Area

• Total

| 2,379 km2 (919 sq mi)
Population

(2024 census [1])

• Total

| 14,444
• Density| 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Ethnicities

| Aymara
Languages spoken(2001)

• Spanish| 89.8%
• Aymara| 76.0%
• Quechua| 13.7%
Sectors

Time zone| UTC-4 (BOT)

Litoral (or Litoral de Atacama) is a province in the southwestern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department. Its seat is Huachacalla.

## Location

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Litoral Province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 32' and 19° 04' South and between 67° 29' and 68° 06' West.

The province borders Sajama Province in the north, Sabaya Province in the west and south, Sud Carangas Province in the southeast, and Carangas Province in the northeast.

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

## Population

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The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 89.8%, while 76.0% of the population speak Aymara and 13.7% Quechua.

The population increased from 2,087 inhabitants (1992 census) to 4,555 (2001 census), an increase of more than 100%. - 34.5% of the population are younger than 15 years old.

94.5% of the population have no access to electricity, 90.5% have no sanitary facilities.

78.0% of the population are employed in agriculture, 3.1% in industry, 18.9% in general services (2001).

77.6% of the population are Catholics, 16.3% are Protestants (1992).

## Division

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

Municipalities of Litoral Province Section  | Municipality  | Seat

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1st | Huachacalla Municipality | Huachacalla
2nd | Escara Municipality | Escara
3rd | Cruz de Machacamarca Municipality | Cruz de Machacamarca
4th | Yunguyo del Litoral Municipality | Yunguyo del Litoral
5th | Esmeralda Municipality | Esmeralda

## See also

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* Inka Murata
* Inka Qhamachu
* Pacha Qullu
* Qullpa Jawira

## References

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1. ^ "Bolivia: Administrative divisions". City Population. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

## External links

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* Population data (Spanish)

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Oruro Department

Capital: Oruro

Provinces|

* Atahuallpa
* Carangas
* Cercado
* Eduardo Avaroa
* Ladislao Cabrera
* Litoral
* Nor Carangas
* Pantaleón Dalence Province
* Poopó
* Puerto de Mejillones
* Sajama
* San Pedro de Totora
* Saucarí
* Sebastián Pagador
* Sud Carangas
* Tomas Barrón

Municipalities (and seats)|

* Andamarca (Andamarca)
* Antequera (Antequera)
* Belén de Andamarca (Belén de Andamarca)
* Caracollo (Caracollo)
* Carangas (Carangas)
* Challapata (Challapata)
* Chipaya (Chipaya)
* Choquecota (Choquecota)
* Coipasa (Coipasa)
* Corque (Corque)
* Cruz de Machacamarca (Machacamarca)
* Curahuara de Carangas (Curahuara de Carangas)
* El Choro (El Choro)
* Escara (Escara)
* Esmeralda (Esmeralda)
* Eucaliptus (Eucaliptus)
* Huachacalla (Huachacalla)
* Huayllamarca (Huayllamarca)
* La Rivera (La Rivera)
* Machacamarca (Machacamarca)
* Oruro (Oruro)
* Pampa Aullagas (Pampa Aullagas)
* Paria (Soracachi)
* Pazña (Pazña)
* Sabaya (Sabaya)
* Salinas de Garci Mendoza (Salinas de Garci Mendoza)
* Santiago de Huari (Santiago de Huari)
* Santuario de Quillacas (Santuario de Quillacas)
* Todos Santos (Todos Santos)
* Toledo (Toledo)
* Totora (Totora)
* Turco (Turco)
* Huanuni (Huanuni)
* Poopó (Poopó)
* Yunguyo del Litoral (Yunguyo)

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