Pantaleón Dalence is a

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in the eastern parts of the

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. Its seat is

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. 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'

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and between 66° 10' and 66° 45'

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. The province borders Cercado Province in the northwest,

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in the southwest,

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in the east, and

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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

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, 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:BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni * Ch'iyara Ch'ankha * Inka Pukara * Janq'u Qalani * Muru Qullu * Ñuñu Qullu * Wisk'achani

Population

The main language of the province is

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, spoken by 93.2%, while 69.8% of the population speak

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and 21.2%

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(1992). The population decreased from 24,892 inhabitants (1992

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) 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

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, 87.4% have no sanitary facilities (1992). 21.7% of the population are employed in

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, 38.2% in

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, 5.9% in

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, 34.2% in general services (2001). 82.3% of the population are

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, 14.3% are

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(1992).

Division

The province comprises two

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which are further subdivided into

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References

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Population data (Spanish)
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