Sud Yungas Province

Sud Yungas / Sur Yungas
Province
Mururata in Sud Yungas Province, as seen frae Coroico
Mururata in Sud Yungas Province, as seen frae Coroico
Location o Sur Yungas Province athin Bolivie
Location o Sur Yungas Province athin Bolivie
Provinces o the La Paz Depairtment
Provinces o the La Paz Depairtment
Coordinates: 16°0′0″S 67°5′0″W / 16.00000°S 67.08333°W / -16.00000; -67.08333
Kintra Bolivie
DepairtmentLa Paz Depairtment
Municipalities5
Foondit12 Januar 1899
CaipitalChulumani
Area
 • Total5770 km2 (2,230 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total63,544
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Aymara
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid

Sud Yungas or Sur Yungas is a province in the Bolivie depairtment o La Paz. It wis creatit durin the presidency o José Manuel Pando on 12 Januar 1899.[1] The caipital o the province is Chulumani.

Subdiveesion

The province is dividit intae five municipalities.

Municipality Inhabitants (2001) [2] Seat Inhabitants (2001)
Chulumani Municipality or Villa de la Libertad Municipality 13,204 Chulumani 2,724
Irupana Municipality or Villa de Lanza Municipality 11,383 Irupana 1,882
Yanacachi Municipality 4,250 Yanacachi 504
Palos Blancos Municipality 16,786 Palos Blancos 2,961
La Asunta Municipality 18,016 La Asunta 1,466

Places o interest

  • Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve an Communal Launds

References

  1. ↑ "Official website". Archived frae the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)