Los Andes Province (Bolivia)
| Los Andes | |
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| Province | |
Pucarani with the Cordillera Real in the background
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 Location of Los Andes Province within Bolivia |
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 Provinces of the La Paz Department |
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| Coordinates: 16°20′0″S 68°25′0″W / 16.33333°S 68.41667°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia
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| Department | La Paz Department |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Founded | November 24, 1917 |
| Capital | Pucarani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,658 km2 (640 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • Total | 77,579 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara, Quechua |
| Website | Official website |
Los Andes is one of the twenty provinces in the central parts of the Bolivian La Paz Department. The province was legally founded on November 24, 1917, during the presidency of José Gutiérrez Guerra. The Spanish name of the province means "The Andes", referring to its position within the Cordillera Real which is part of the Bolivian Andes mountain range. The capital of the province is Pucarani, which has a population of 918 as of the 2001 census. Pucarani is situated in the Altiplano west of the Cordillera Real offering a view of some of its highest mountains such as Ch'iyar Juqhu, Chachakumani, Kunturiri, Wayna Potosí and Chacaltaya.
The 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.
It 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.
One of the highest peaks of the province is Kunturiri. Other mountains are listed below:
The population of the Los Andes Province has increased by 20% over the recent two decades:
96.2% of the population speak Aymara, 63.8% speak Spanish, and 0.1% Quechua. (2001) Most of the people are bilingual, they speak Aymara and Spanish.
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