Nor Lípez Province
province of Bolivia
Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Colcha "K", also called Villa Martín. The majority of the area of the province was titled as the Nor Lípez Native Community Land on 19 April 2011. One of the largest mines of Bolivia, the San Cristóbal Mine, is located near San Cristóbal in Colcha "K" municipality.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Location
The province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 27' and 22° 01' South and between 66° 18' and 68° 35' West.
It is bordered by the Daniel Campos Province to the north, the Republic of Chile to the west, the Enrique Baldivieso Province and Sur Lípez Province to the south, Sud Chichas Province to the east, and the Antonio Quijarro Province to the northeast.
The province extends over 270 km from east to west and 210 km from north to south.
Division
The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
Population
The population increased from 8,320 (1992 census) to 10,460 inhabitants (2001 census), an increase of 25,7%.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q1319477. VIAF identifies the subject as 159429631. The Library of Congress control number is n78088700. Authority coordinates are -20.917, -67.217. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1992 and 2001.
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