San Pedro de Totora | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Oruro |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Totora |
Area Total Km2: | 1,412 |
Population Total: | 6,570 |
Population As Of: | 2024 census[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Aymara |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts Style: | para |
Coordinates: | -17.9°N -112°W |
Demographics Type1: | Languages spoken |
Demographics1 Title1: | Aymara |
Demographics1 Info1: | 90% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spanish |
Demographics1 Info2: | 72.5% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Quechua |
Demographics1 Info3: | 3% |
Demographics Type2: | Sectors |
Demographics2 Title1: | Agriculture |
Demographics2 Title2: | General |
Demographics2 Title3: | Industry |
Timezone1: | BOT |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
San Pedro de Totora is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.
San Pedro de Totora province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 41' and 18° 06' South and between 67° 33' and 67° 58' West.
The province borders La Paz Department in the north, Sajama Province in the west and southwest, Carangas Province in the southeast, and Nor Carangas Province in the east.
The province extends over 50 km from north to south, and 45 km from east to west.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2]
Main idiom of the province is Aymara, spoken by 90%, while 72.5% of the population speak Spanish and 3% Quechua (1992).
The population increased from 4,040 inhabitants (1992 census) to 4,941 (2001 census), an increase of 22.3%. - 43% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992).
99% of the population have no access to electricity, 94% have no sanitary facilities (1992).
83.5% of the population are employed in agriculture, 4% in industry, 12.5% in general services (2001).
64% of the population are Catholics, 25% are Protestants (1992).
The province comprises only one municipality, Totora Municipality. It is identical to San Pedro de Totora Province.