Abel Iturralde is one of the twenty provinces of the

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n La Paz Department. It is situated in its northern part. Its name honors Abel Iturralde Palacios, a Bolivian politician.

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is partially in this province.

Location

Abel Iturralde province is located between 11° 48' and 14° 35'

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and between 66° 55' and 69° 05'

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. It extends over 300 km from North to South, and 200 km from east to west. The province is situated on the northern edges of the Cordillera Central. It is bordered to the west by the Madre de Dios and

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s and to the east by the Río Beni. The province borders

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in the north,

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in the west,

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in the south, and

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in the east.

Population

The population of Abel Iturralde Province has increased by 100% over the recent two decades: *1992: 8,226 inhabitants (

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) *2001: 11,828 inhabitants (

) *2005: 14,060 inhabitants (est.) *2010: 16,397 inhabitants (est.)Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones
98.3% of the population speak

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, 12.1% speak

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, 6.7%

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, and 9.8% other

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languages. ''(2001)'' The

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of the province's population is 83.5%. ''(1992)'' 83.8% of the population have no access to electricity, 58.7% have no sanitary facilities. ''(1992)'' 87.0% of the population are Catholics, 10.6% are Protestants. ''(1992)''

Division

The province comprises two

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: * Ixiamas Municipality - 5,625 inhabitants ''(2005)'' * San Buenaventura Municipality - 6,203 inhabitants

References

External links

General map of provincePopulation data (Spanish)
{{La Paz Department Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia)