Aroma

Illimani, as seen from Collana
Location in Bolivia
General Data
Capital	Sica Sica
Area	4,510 km²
Population	86,480 (2001)
Density	19.2 inhabitants/km² (2001)
ISO 3166-2	BO.LP.AR
La Paz Department

Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department and is situated in the department's southern parts.

Contents 1 Location 2 Population 3 Division 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Location

Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' South and between 67° 22' and 68° 23' West. It extends over 120 km from Northwest to Southeast, and up to 55 km from Northeast to Southwest.

The province is situated on the Bolivian Altiplano southeast of Lake Titicaca and borders Ingavi Province in the Northwest, Pacajes Province in the West, Gualberto Villarroel Province in the South, Oruro Department in the Southeast, Loayza Province in the East, and Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the North.

[edit] Population

The population of Aroma Province has increased by 80 % over the recent two decades:

• 1992: 65,730 inhabitants (census)
• 2001: 86,480 inhabitants (census)
• 2005: 99,162 inhabitants (est.)^[1]
• 2010: 110,418 inhabitants (est.)^[2]

45.1 % of the population are younger than 15 years old. (1992)

79.9 % of the population speak Spanish, 93.9 % speak Aymara, and 6.7 % Quechua. (2001)

The literacy rate of the province's population is 78.4 %. (1992)

82.1 % of the population have no access to electricity, 88.0 % have no sanitary facilities. (1992)

69.2 % of the population are Catholics, 25.5 % are Protestants. (1992)

[edit] Division

The province comprises seven municipios which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section	Municipality	Inhabitants (2001)[3]	Seat	Inhabitants (2001)[3]
1st	Sica Sica Municipality	26,818	Sica Sica	3,831
2nd	Umala Municipality	9,583	Umala	152
3rd	Ayo Ayo Municipality	6,981	Ayo Ayo	647
4th	Calamarca Municipality	12,112	Calamarca	943
5th	Patacamaya Municipality	20,039	Patacamaya	8,414
6th	Colquencha Municipality	8,020	Colquencha	2,352
7th	Collana Municipality	2,927	Collana	1,936

[edit] References

1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística
2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones
3. ^ ^{a b} National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (Spanish)

[edit] External links

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

v • d • e La Paz Department Capital: La Paz Provinces Abel Iturralde • Aroma • Bautista Saavedra • Caranavi • Camacho • Franz Tamayo • Gualberto Villarroel • Ingavi • Inquisivi • José Manuel Pando • Larecaja • Loayza • Los Andes • Manco Kapac • Murillo • Muñecas • Nor Yungas • Omasuyos • Pacajes • Sud Yungas Municipalities (and seats) Achacachi (Achacachi)  • Achocalla (Achocalla)  • Ancoraimes (Ancoraimes)  • Apolo (Apolo)  • Aucapata (Aucapata)  • Ayata (Ayata)  • Ayo Ayo (Ayo Ayo)  • Batallas (Batallas)  • Cairoma (Cairoma)  • Cajuata (Cajuata)  • Calacoto (Calacoto)  • Calamarca (Calamarca)  • Caquiaviri (Caquiaviri)  • Caranavi (Caranavi)  • Catacora (Catacora)  • Chacarilla (Chacarilla)  • Charaña (Charaña)  • Chulumani (Chulumani)  • Chuma (Chuma)  • Collana (Collana)  • Colquencha (Colquencha)  • Colquiri (Colquiri)  • Comanche (Comanche)  • Combaya (Combaya)  • Copacabana (Copacabana)  • Coripata (Coripata)  • Coro Coro (Coro Coro)  • Coroico (Coroico)  • Curva (Curva)  • Desaguadero (Desaguadero)  • El Alto (El Alto)  • General Juan José Pérez (Charazani)  • Guanay (Guanay)  • Guaqui (Guaqui)  • Ichoca (Ichoca)  • Inquisivi (Inquisivi)  • Irupana (Irupana)  • Ixiamas (Ixiamas)  • Jesús de Machaca (Jesús de Machaca)  • La Asunta (La Asunta)  • La Paz (La Paz)  • Laja (Laja)  • Licoma Pampa (Licoma)  • Luribay (Luribay)  • Malla (Malla)  • Mapiri (Mapiri)  • Mecapaca (Mecapaca)  • Mocomoco (Mocomoco)  • Nazacara de Pacajes (Nazacara)  • Palca (Palca)  • Palos Blancos (Palos Blancos)  • Papel Pampa (Papel Pampa)  • Patacamaya (Patacamaya)  • Pelechuco (Pelechuco)  • Pucarani (Pucarani)  • Puerto Acosta (Puerto Acosta)  • Puerto Carabuco (Puerto Carabuco)  • Puerto Pérez (Puerto Perez)  • Quiabaya (Quiabaya)  • Quime (Quime)  • San Andrés de Machaca (San Andrés de Machaca)  • San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura)  • San Pedro de Curahuara (San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas)  • San Pedro de Tiquina (San Pedro de Tiquina)  • Santiago de Callapa (Callapa)  • Santiago de Machaca (Santiago de Machaca)  • Sapahaqui (Sapahaqui)  • Sica Sica (Sica Sica)  • Sorata (Sorata)  • Tacacoma (Tacacoma)  • Taraco (Taraco)  • Teoponte (Teoponte)  • Tiwanaku (Tiwanaku)  • Tipuani (Tipuani)  • Tito Yupanqui (Tito Yupanqui)  • Umala (Umala)  • Viacha (Viacha)  • Waldo Ballivián (Tumarapi)  • Yaco (Yaco)  • Yanacachi (Yanacachi) Mountains Alpamayo Chico  • Condoriri  • Anallajsi  • Ancohuma  • Chachacomani  • Chacaltaya  • Illampu  • Illimani  • Huayna Potosí  • Mururata Protected areas Apolobamba  • Cotapata  • Madidi  • Pilón Lajas

Coordinates: 17°20′S 67°50′W / 17.333°S 67.833°W / -17.333; -67.833