Mizque Province

Mizque (frae Quechua: misk'i, meanin "sweet") is a province in the Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie. Its caipital is Mizque.

The province, in 1992, haed a population o 27,959 indwallers, maistly indigenous ceetizens o Quechuan strynd. In 2001, the population increased tae 36,181 indwallers an it wis estimatit at 41,062 in 2005.

 Subdiveesion 
The province is dividit intae three municipalities which are further subdividit intae ten cantons.

 Section Municipality Inhabitants  Seat Inhabitants world-gazetteer.com  Cantons1st Mizque26,659  Mizque  2.677  Cauta, Mizque, Molinero, Taboada, Tin Tin, Vicho Vicho 2nt Vila Vila4,591  Vila Vila426Siquimira, Vila Vila 3rd Alalay4.931 Alalay638Alalay, Ayapampa 

 Geography 
Mizque Province is hame tae a great diversity o ecoregions acause it contains a wide variety o topographic featurs wi hichts rangin atween 2,000 an 3,600 m. The province belangs tae the Julpe-Mizque basin wi an aurie o 3,845 km².

The main rivers are:
 Mizque River, 75 km
 Julpe River, 60 km
 Uyuchama River, 50 km
 Tujma River, 45 km
 Kari Kari River, 42 km
 Vicho Vicho River, 32 km

Awtho thare is a lairge amoont o superficial an sub-superficial watter athin the province, the zone is sufferin frae drocht due tae the lack o irrigation seestems.

 Climate 
The climate is dry. Thare are a few irregular rainfaws an lang periods o drocht. The medium annual temperatur varies atween 16 tae 18 °C. Durin the rainy saison ("simmer"), correspondin tae the months frae December tae Mairch, the province receives 87 % o the annual precipitation, in December an Januar alane 57 %, aften occurrin as hailstorms. Durin the dry saison ("winter") the temperatur goes doun radically an snawfaws occur. The annual precipitation is atween 300 an 700 mm, reachin 507 mm annually on an average.

 Flora 
The semiarid an arid regions are covered wi plants which are tolerant towards dry conditions. 75 % o the tot aurie o Mizque Province is cultivated.

 Fauna 
The Red-fronted Macaws  (Ara rubrogenys), endemic tae a sma muntainous aurie o Bolivie, can be observit in Mizque. This species is considered tae be endangered due tae intense agricultur activity which haes reducit its habitat. The problem is that the peasants o some zones leuk upon them as a plague acause thay raid the maize in the fields. Thare is a chance that thay micht be regardit as ane o the tourist attractions o the region.www.pieb.com.bo  (Spaingie)

 The fowk 
The majority o the population o the Mizque Province lives in the rural aurie in commonties far apairt frae ilk ither.  The lack o guid roads maks trade an providin services difficult. The land in some auries is quite dry an no appropriate for fermin.  That mey be some o the raisons  why the Human Development Index in the municipalities o Mizque is amang the lawest in Bolivie (0.365, 0.400 an 0.460), placin them in the poseetions 284 (Mizque), 305 (Vila Vila) an 298 (Alalay) oot o 314 municipalities.cdteca.enlared.org.bo  (Spaingie)

The conditions o life are especially creetical in the puna an remote commonties. The level o income o a peasant faimily in the heich zones or in the dryland is estimatit at 200 - 250 US-$ per year.

Some data:Informe sobre Desarollo Humano  (Spaingie)

Mizque ProvinceMunicipalityMizqueVila VilaAlalay Naitional rankin (oot o 314)284305 298Human Development Index (2001)0.4300.3650.400Life Expectancy Index0.4530.3940.540Education Index0.5090.4540.440Life expectancy (years)52.248.757.4Literacy o adults (% o 15 year auld an mair)61.455.966.2Average years o schuilin3.12.12.8Population census 200126,6594,5914,931Percentage o landwart population90.0%100.0%100.0%

Thare are 182 landwart commonties athin the territory o the province situatit in hichts atween 2,000 m in the template valleys an 3,600 m in the puna.

 Leid 
The predominant leid is Quechua, spoken bi 32,212 indwallers an aboot 11,482 indwallers are bilingual. Thay can speak Spaingie as well. The follaein table shows the nummer o those belangin tae the recognizit group o speakers.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo  (Spaingie)

 Leid Mizque Municipality Vila Vila Municipality Alalay MunicipalityQuechua24.2124.2294.529Aymara1721112Guaraní859Anither native 1021Spaingie 8.3787891.002Foreign4164Anly native16.4993.4933.549Native an Spaingie7.753742987Anerlie Spaingie6264715

 Economy 
The economic activity is concentratit on agricultur an animal husbandry an tae a minor extent on minin an crafts. The maist important sectors in agricultur are the cultivation o potatoes, maize, wheat, peanuts, barley an ingans.

 Festivals an Fairs 
 2nt week in Mey: Fruit fair in Mizque, 1 day
 16 Julie: Oor Lady o Munt Carmel in Alalay, 3 days 
 8 September - 14: Oor Laird o Burgos (Señor de Burgos) in Mizque, 7 days
 23 September - 25: Virgen Mestiza de Shikimira in Vila Vila, 3 days

 References 

 Global Program o Development (Spaingie)

Freemit airtins
 Map o Mizque Province 

Category:Provinces o Cochabamba Depairtment