Poopó is a

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in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of

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. Its seat is Poopó.

Location

Poopó province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 15' and 18° 50' South and between 66° 19' and 66° 54'

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. The province borders Pantaléon Dalence Province in the northeast, Cercado Province in the northwest, Saucarí Province in the west, Sud Carangas Province in the southwest, Eduardo Avaroa Province in the south, and

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in the east. The province extends over 70 km (43.5 mi) from north to south, and 70 km (43.5 mi) from east to west.

Geography

The province lies east of the Desaguadero River and Poopó Lake. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III

Population

The main language of the province is

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, spoken by 86%. In addition to Spanish, 78% of the population speak

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and 22%

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(1992). The population decreased from 17,437 inhabitants (1992

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) to 14,984 (2001 census), a decrease of 5.2%. - 45.2% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992). 44% of the population have no access to

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, 89% have no sanitary facilities (1992). 61% of the population are employed in

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, 12% in

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, 5% in

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, 22% in general services (2001). 86% of the population are Catholics, 12% are Protestants (1992).

Division

The province comprises three

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which are further subdivided into

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References

External links

Population data (Spanish)
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