Nor Carangas is a
province in the northern parts of the
Bolivia
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department
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Government and military
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of
Oruro. Its seat is
Huayllamarca
Huayllamarca is a small town in Bolivia, capital of the Province of Nor Carangas in the northern region of the Department of Oruro. The city appears in a music video for Los Kjarkas.
References
Populated places in Oruro Department
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Location
Nor Carangas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 46' and 18° 09'
South
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Etymology
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and between 67° 13' and 67° 41'
West.
The province borders
La Paz Department in the north,
San Pedro de Totora Province
San Pedro de Totora is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.
Location
San Pedro de Totora province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 41' and 18° 06' South and betwe ...
in the west,
Carangas Province in the south,
Saucarí Province
Saucarí is a province in the central area of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its seat is Toledo.
Location
Saucarí province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 50' and 18° 47' South and between ...
in the southeast, and
Cercado Province in the northeast.
The province extends over 70 km from northwest to southeast, and 25 km from northeast to southwest.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
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Population
Main idiom
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of the province is Aymara, spoken by 96%, while 84% of the population speak Spanish and 14% Quechua (1992).
The population increased from 4,900 inhabitants (1992 census) to 5,790 (2001 census), an increase of 18.2%. - 41.9% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992).
99.7% of the population have no access to electricity, 98.7% have no sanitary facilities
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(1992).
84.5% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1% in mining, 3.1% in industry, 12.3% in general services (2001).
80% of the population are Catholics
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, 15% are Protestants
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(1992).
Division
The province comprises only one municipality, Huayllamarca Municipality.
It is identical to Nor Carangas Province.
See also
* Jach'a Jawira
References
{{Oruro Department
Provinces of Oruro Department