Abuná is one of the five provinces of the
Bolivia
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n
department of
Pando and is situated in the department's northern central parts. It has its name from
Río Abuná, the border river to neighbouring
Brazil
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.
Location
''Aroma'' province is located between 9° 53' and 11° 06'
South
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Etymology
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and between 66° 27' and 67° 42'
West
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Etymology
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. It extends over 120–250 km from North to South, and 350 km from West to East.
The province is situated in the
Amazon
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lowlands of Bolivia and borders
Brazil
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in the North,
Nicolás Suárez Province
Nicolás Suárez is one of the five provinces of the Bolivian Pando department and is situated in the department's northwestern parts. Its name honors Nicolás Suárez Callaú (1861-1940) who owned major parts of today's ''Pando'' and '' Beni'' ...
in the Northwest and West,
Manuripi Province
Manuripi is one of the five provinces of Pando Department in Bolivia and is situated in the northwest of the department. Its name is derived from the Manuripi River, which passes through the province from west to east.
Location
''Manuripi'' p ...
in the South, and
Federico Román Province
Federico Román (or: ''General Federico Román'') is one of the five provinces of the Bolivian department of Pando and is situated in the department's northeastern parts. Its name honours General Federico Román.
Location
''Federico Román' ...
in the East.
Population
The population of Abuná Province has increased by 40% over the recent two decades:
*1992: 2,652 inhabitants (
census
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)
*2001: 2,996 inhabitants (
census
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)
*2005: 3,475 inhabitants (est.)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística
*2024: 5,439 inhabitants (census
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45.4% of the population are younger than 15 years old. ''(1992)''
52.3% of the population speak Spanish
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...
, 2.8% speak Aymara
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, 2.0% Quechua
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, and 52.8 speak other indigenous
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languages. ''(1992)''
The literacy rate
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of the province's population is 47.4%. ''(1992)''
87.6% of the population have no access to electricity, 83.6% have no sanitary facilities. ''(1992)''
83.5% of the population are Catholics, 15.4% are Protestants. ''(1992)''
Division
The province comprises two municipios
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:
* Santa Rosa del Abuná Municipality - 3,090 km2 - 2,097 inhabitants (''2001'')
* Ingavi Municipality - 4,378 km2 - 899 inhabitants (''2001'')
References
External links
General map of province
Population data (Spanish)
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Provinces of Pando Department