Chayanta Province
province of Bolivia
Chayanta is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Colquechaca.
Location
Chayanta province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 18° 23' and 19° 6' South and between 65° 23' and 66° 19' West.
It borders Charcas Province in the north, Rafael Bustillo Province in the northwest, Oruro Department in the west, Tomás Frías Province in the south, Cornelio Saavedra Province in the southeast, and Chuquisaca Department in the east. The province extends over 125 km from east to west and 100 km from north to south.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
History
In the late eighteenth century the province was the scene of a rebellion of the Aymara-speaking population led by Tomás Katari and exacerbated by his assassination in January 1781. It was also the scene of a peasant rebellion in 1927.
Division
The province comprises four municipalities, which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
Population
The main language of the province is Quechua, spoken by 79%, while 33% of the population speak Spanish.
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