Charcas Province


Charcas is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is San Pedro de Buena Vista.

Location

Charcas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 17° 57' und 18° 36' South and between 65° 21' und 66° 19' West. It borders Bernardino Bilbao Province in the north, Alonso de Ibáñez Province in the northwest, Rafael Bustillo Province in the southwest, Chayanta Province in the south, and Cochabamba Department in the east.
The province extends over 125 km from East to West and 100 km from north to south.

Division

The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
SectionMunicipalitySeat
1stSan Pedro de Buena Vista MunicipalitySan Pedro de Buena Vista
2ndToro Toro MunicipalityToro Toro

Population

The main language of the province is Quechua, spoken by 98%, while 34% of the population speak Spanish. The population increased from 31,233 inhabitants to 38,174, an increase of 22.3%. Capital of the province is San Pedro.
99.8% of the population have no access to electricity, 98.5% have no sanitary facilities. 72.0% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.5% in mining, 12.2% in industry, 15.3% in general services. 93% of the population are Catholics, 6% Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.
Ethnic groupSan Pedro Municipality Toro Toro Municipality
Quechua86.594.2
Aymara6.01.5
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.00.0
Not indigenous7.54.2
Other indigenous groups0.00.0