Pantaléon Dalence Province

Pantaléon Dalence

Location in Bolivia
Main Data
Capital	Huanuni
Area	967 km²
Population	23,608 (2001)
Density	24.4 inhabitants/km² (2001)
ISO 3166-2	BO.OR.PD

Pantaléon Dalence is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.

Location

Pantaléon Dalence province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 05' and 18° 35' South and between 66° 10' and 66° 45' West.

The province borders Cercado Province in the Northwest, Poopó Province in the Southwest, Potosí Department in the East, and Cochabamba Department in the Northeast.

The province extends over 55 km from North to South, and 65 km from East to West.

Population

Main idiom of the province is Spanish, spoken by 93.2 %, while 69.8 % of the population speak Quechua and 21.2 % Aymara (1992).

The population decreased from 24,892 inhabitants (1992 census) 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 electricity, 87.4 % have no sanitary facilities (1992).

21.7 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 38.2 % in mining, 5.9 % in industry, 34.2 % in general services (2001).

82.3 % of the population are Catholics, 14.3 % are Protestants (1992).

Division

The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

External links

• General map of province
• Detailed map of province towns and rivers
• Population data (Spanish)

Coordinates: 18°20′S 66°28′W / 18.333°S 66.467°W / -18.333; -66.467

v t e Oruro Department Capital: Oruro Provinces Atahuallpa Carangas Cercado Eduardo Avaroa Ladislao Cabrera Litoral Puerto de Mejillones Nor Carangas Pantaléon Dalence Province Poopó Sajama San Pedro de Totora Saucarí Sebastián Pagador Sud Carangas Tomas Barrón Municipalities (and seats) Andamarca (Andamarca) Antequera (Antequera) Belén de Andamarca (Belén de Andamarca) Caracollo (Caracollo) Carangas (Carangas) Challapata (Challapata) Chipaya (Chipaya) Choquecota (Choquecota) Coipasa (Coipasa) Corque (Corque) Cruz de Machacamarca (Machacamarca) Curahuara de Carangas (Curahuara de Carangas) El Choro (El Choro) Escara (Escara) Esmeralda (Esmeralda) Eucaliptus (Eucaliptus) Huachacalla (Huachacalla) Huayllamarca (Huayllamarca) La Rivera (La Rivera) Machacamarca (Machacamarca) Oruro (Oruro) Pampa Aullagas (Pampa Aullagas) Pazña (Pazña) Sabaya (Sabaya) Salinas de Garci Mendoza (Salinas de Garci Mendoza) Santiago de Huari (Santiago de Huari) Santuario de Quillacas (Santuario de Quillacas) Todos Santos (Todos Santos) Toledo (Toledo) Totora (Totora) Turco (Turco) Huanuni (Huanuni) Poopó (Poopó) Yunguyo del Litoral (Yunguyo)