Arani Province

Arani
Province
Lake Parququcha, Vacas
Lake Parququcha, Vacas
Location o the Arani Province athin Bolivie
Location o the Arani Province athin Bolivie
Provinces o the Cochabamba Depairtment
Provinces o the Cochabamba Depairtment
Coordinates: 17°37′S 66°05′W / 17.617°S 66.083°W / -17.617; -66.083
Kintra Bolivie
DepairtmentCochabamba Depairtment
Municipalities2
Cantons4
Foondation24 November 1914
CaipitalArani
Area
 • Total2245 km2 (867 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total24,053
 • Density47.54/km2 (123.1/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Area code(s)BO.CB.AR

Arani is a province in Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie. Its caipital is Arani, situatit aboot 53km frae Cochabamba. Arani is kent for its breid but for the toun's artisan wickerwirk an aw.

Subdiveesion

The province is dividit intae twa municipalities which are further subdividit intae fower cantons.

Section Municipality Inhabitants [1] Seat Inhabitants [2]
1st Arani 11,542 Arani 3,512
2nt Vacas 12,511 Vacas 650

Arani Municipality consists o three cantons, Arani, Pocoata an Collpaciaco. Vacas Municipality is no further subdividit, sae Vacas Canton an Vacas Municipality are identical.

Population

The fowk in the Arani Province are mainly indigenous ceetizens o Quechua strynd.[3]

Ethnic group Arani Municipality Vacas Municipality
Quechua 87.2 94.4
Aymara 0.4 0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2 0.0
No indigenous 12.1 5.4
Ither indigenous groups 0.1 0.1

Leids

The leids spoken in the Arani Province are mainly Quechua an Spaingie. The follaein table shows the nummer o those belangin tae the recognizit group o speakers.[3]

Leid Arani Municipality Vacas Municipality
Quechua 10,347 11,662
Aymara 76 39
Guaraní 5 2
Anither native 5 2
Spaingie 7,082 4,236
Foreign 49 11
Anerlie native 3,902 7,540
Native an Spaingie 6,467 4,131
Anerlie Spaingie 615 106

Tourism

Festivals an Fairs:

  • 14 August – 15: Saunt Isidore the Laborer in Qullpayaku, 2 days
  • 24 August – 25: Virgen la Bella in Arani, 2 days
  • September 20: Fermers' fair in Tacopaya, 1 day
  • 3rd week in November: Bread fair in Arani, 1 day
  • 4 December: Saunt Barbara in Vacas

Ither tourist attractions include the kirk o Saunt Bartholomew (San Bartolomé) in Arani, biggit in 1610, which is dedicatit tae the Virgen la Bella, an the lakes in Vacas Municipality: Parququcha, Asiruqucha, Junt'utuyu, Pilawit'u, Qullpaqucha an Yanatama.

  • Vacas wi twa o its lakes: Pilawit'u on the left an Qullpaqucha in the center
    Vacas wi twa o its lakes: Pilawit'u on the left an Qullpaqucha in the center
  • San Bartolomé kirk in Arani which keeps the shrine o the Virgen La Bella
    San Bartolomé kirk in Arani which keeps the shrine o the Virgen La Bella
  • The giant Puya raimondi plants grow on Khurupampa muntain in the Vacas Municipality.
    The giant Puya raimondi plants grow on Khurupampa muntain in the Vacas Municipality.
  • Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros Ismael Montes in Challwamayu
    Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros Ismael Montes in Challwamayu

References

  1. ↑ www.ine.gov.bo Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ world-gazetteer.com[deid airtin]
  3. ↑ a b obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

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