Nor Lípez Province

Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivie depairtment o Potosí. Its seat is Colcha "K", cried Villa Martín. The feck o the province's area wis titlt as the Nor Lípez Native Commonty Land on 19 Aprile 2011. Ane o Bolivie's mucklest mines, the San Cristóbal Mine, is locatit near San Cristóbal in Colcha "K" municipality.

Location
The province is ane o saxteen provinces in the Potosí Depairtment. It is locatit atween 20° 27' an 22° 01' Sooth an atween 66° 18' an 68° 35' Wast. 

It is mairched bi the Daniel Campos Province tae the north, the Republic o Chile tae the wast, the Enrique Baldivieso Province an Sur Lípez Province tae the sooth, Sud Chichas Province tae the east, an the Antonio Quijarro Province tae the northeast. 

The province extends ower 270 km frae east tae wast an 210 km frae north tae sooth.

Division
The province haes twa municipalities that are further sub-dealt intae cantons.

SectionMunicipalityInhabitants  2001   INE, Bolivia  SeatInhabitants  2001  1st  Colcha "K" Municipality  9,645  Colcha "K" or Villa Martín  853 2nd  San Pedro de Quemes Municipality  815  San Pedro de Quemes  508

Population
The population increased frae 8,320 (1992 census) tae 10,460 inhabitants (2001 census), an increase o 25,7 %. 

96 % o the population huvnae got access tae electricity, 93 % huvnae got sanitary facilities. 61 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 9 % in minin, 2 % in industry, 28 % in general services. 90 % o the population are Catholics, 6 % are Protestants.

The fowk are maistly indigenous citizens o Quechuan descent. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

 Ethnic group Colcha "K"  Municipality (%) San Pedro de Quemes Municipality (%)Quechua88.345.0Aymara5.66.3Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.10.2Nae indigenous 6.048.3ither indigenous groups0.10.2

 Leids 
The leids spikkin in the province are mainly Spainish an Quechua. 

 Language Colcha "K" Municipality San Pedro de Quemes MunicipalityQuechua7,256187Aymara33367Guaraní10Anither native20Spaingie7,932721Foreign283Anerlie native878 	1Native an Spaingie6.616222Anerlie Spaingie1.319499

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

 Places o interest 
 Cañapa Lake
 Chiguana Lake
 Hedionda Lake
 Kara Lake
 Olca volcano
 Ollagüe volcano
 Paruma
 Pastos Grandes Lake
 Sarapuro volcano
 Sonequera muntain
 Tapaquilcha muntain

 References 

Freemit airtins
General map o province 
Detailed map o province touns an rivers 
Population data (Spainyie) 

Category:Provinces o Potosí Depairtment