Pantaleón Dalence is a
province in the eastern parts of the
Bolivia
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Oruro Department. Its seat is
Huanuni. The province was named after the jurist Pantaleón Dalence Jiménez.
Location
Pantaleón Dalence province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 05' and 18° 35'
South
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Etymology
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and between 66° 10' and 66° 45'
West.
The province borders
Cercado Province in the northwest,
Poopó Province in the southwest,
Potosà Department in the east, and
Cochabamba Department in the northeast.
The province extends over 55 km from north to south, and 65 km from east to west.
Geography
The province lies at the
Uru Uru Lake
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Uru Uru Lake is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River and the Jach'a Jawira. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km2.
The lake is formed by the flow of the Des ...
, one of the largest lakes of Bolivia.
The Asanaki mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
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Ch'iyara Ch'ankha
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Inka Pukara
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Janq'u Qalani
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Muru Qullu
Muru Qullu (Aymara ''muru'' truncated, ''qullu'' mountain, "truncated mountain", also spelled ''Moro Kkollu'') is a mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the Potosà Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality
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Ñuñu Qullu
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Wisk'achani
Population
The main language of the province is
Spanish, spoken by 93.2%, while 69.8% of the population speak
Quechua and 21.2%
Aymara (1992).
The population decreased from 24,892 inhabitants (1992
census) to 23,608 (2001 census), a decrease of 5.2%. - 45% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992).
27.7% of the population have no access to
electricity, 87.4% have no
sanitary facilities
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(1992).
21.7% of the population are employed in
agriculture, 38.2% in
mining, 5.9% in
industry, 34.2% in
general services (2001).
82.3% of the population are
Catholics
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, 14.3% are
Protestants
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(1992).
Division
The province comprises two
municipalities which are further subdivided into
cantons.
References
External links
Population data (Spanish)
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Provinces of Oruro Department