Rafael Bustillo is a

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in the

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Potosí Department Potosí (; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi''; qu, P'utuqsi) is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí. It is most ...

. Its name honors the Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary Rafael Bustillo († 1886). The capital of the province is

Uncía Uncía is a town located in the Potosí Department Potosí (; Aymara: ''Putusi''; qu, P'utuqsi) is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potos� ...

with a population of 5,709 in the year 2001, the largest town is Llallagua with 20,065 inhabitants.National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
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Location

Rafael Bustillo province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 18° 11' and 18° 45'

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and between 66° 11' and 66° 45'

West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...

. It borders

Oruro Department Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178. Provinces of Oruro The departme ...

in the northwest, west and south,

Chayanta Province Chayanta is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Colquechaca. Location Chayanta province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 18° 23' and 19° 6' South and ...

in the southeast,

Charcas Province Charcas is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is San Pedro de Buena Vista (955 inhabitants in 2001).Alonso de Ibáñez Province Alonso de Ibáñez is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Sacaca (1,862 inhabitants in 2001). Location Alonso de Ibáñez province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is locate ...

in the northeast. The province extends over 70 km from north to south as well as from east to west.

Division

The province comprises four

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(Spanish) which are further subdivided into

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. Chuquihuta Municipality was created by law on June 17, 2009. Until then it was one of the cantons of the Uncía Municipality.

Population

The main language of the province is

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, spoken by 86%, while 74% of the population speak

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. The population increased from 76,254 inhabitants (1992 census) to 77,566 (2001 census), an increase of 1.7%. 46% of the population have no access to electricity, 78% have no sanitary facilities. 41% of the population are employed in agriculture, 11% in mining, 11% in industry, 37% in general services. 90.5% of the population are Catholics, 6.7% Protestants. The people are predominantly

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citizens of

and

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References

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