Charcas Province

Charcas is a province in the northren pairts o the Bolivie  Potosí Depairtment. Its caipital is San Pedro de Buena Vista (955 inhabitants in 2001).National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia

Location
Charcas province is ane o saxteen provinces in the Potosí Depairtment. It is locatit atween 17° 57' an 18° 36' Sooth an atween 65° 21' an 66° 19' Wwst. It borders Bernardino Bilbao Province in the north, Alonso de Ibáñez Province in the northwast, Rafael Bustillo Province in the soothwast, Chayanta Province in the sooth, an Cochabamba Depairtment in the east. 

The province extends ower 125 km frae East tae Wast an 100 km frae north tae sooth.

Diveesion
The province comprises twa municipalities which are further subdividit intae cantons.

SectionMunicipalitySeat 1st  San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality  San Pedro de Buena Vista 2nt  Toro Toro Municipality  Toro Toro

Population
The main leid o the province is Quechua, spoken bi 98%, while 34% o the population speak Spaingie. The population increased frae 31,233 inhabitants (1992 census) tae 38,174 (2001 census), an increase o 22.3%. Caipital o the province is San Pedro (955 inhabitants).  

99.8 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 98.5% hae nae sanitary facilities. 72.0% o the population are employed in agricultur, 0.5% in minin, 12.2 % in industry, 15.3% in general services. 93% o the population are Catholics, 6% Protestants.

The fowk are predominantly indigenous ceetizens o Quechua strynd. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)  

 Ethnic group San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality (%) Toro Toro Municipality (%)Quechua86.594.2Aymara6.01.5Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.00.0Nae indigenous 7.54.2Ither indigenous groups0.00.0

 Places o interest 
 Torotoro Naitional Pairk

 References 

Category:Provinces o Potosí Depairtment