Modesto Omiste Province

Modesto Omiste is a province in the sooth o the Bolivie Potosí Depairtment. Its caipital is Villazón.

Location
Modesto Omiste province is ane o saxteen provinces in the Potosí Depairtment. It is locatit atween 21° 39' an 22° 06' Sooth an atween 65° 10' an 66° 08' West. In the north it borders Sud Chichas Province, in the east Tarija Depairtment, in the sooth an sooth-wast the Republic o Argentinae. The province extends ower 120 km frae east tae wast an 65 km frae north tae sooth.

Diveesion
The province comprises anerlie ane municipality (municipio), Villazón Municipality which is identical tae the province. It wis namit efter the Bolivie preses Eliodoro Villazón

The province is further subdividit intae cantons (cantones):
Berque
Casira
Chagua
Chipihuayco
Mojo
Moraya
Sagnasti
Salitre
San Pedro de Sococha
Sarcari
Sococha
Villazón
Yuruma

Population
The main leid o the province is Spaingie, spoken bi 97 %, while 44 % o the population speak Quechua. The population rose frae 31,737 (1992 census) tae 36,266 (2001 census), an increase o 14.3 %.

44 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 54 % hae nae sanitary facilities. 18 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 11 % in industrie, 71 % in general services. 84 % o the population are Catholics, 11 % Protestants.

Maist o the fowk are no indigenous, 43,3 % are ceetizens o Quechua descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

 Ethnic group %Quechua43,3Aymara7,8Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0,2Nae indigenous48,3Ither indigenous groups0,5

 References 

Population data (Spainyie) 
 Freemit airtins 
 Villazón Municipality (= Modesto Omiste Province): population data an map  (PDF; 628 kB) (spanisch)

Category:Provinces o Potosí Depairtment