Arani Province
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| Coordinates: 17°37′S 66°05′W / 17.617°S 66.083°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Cochabamba Depairtment |
| Municipalities | 2 |
| Cantons | 4 |
| Foondation | 24 November 1914 |
| Caipital | Arani |
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| - Tot | 866.8 sq mi (2,245 km2) |
| Indwallers (2001) | |
| - Tot | 24,053 |
| - Densitie | 123.1/sq mi (47.54/km2) |
| - Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Aurie code(s) | BO.CB.AR |
Arani is a province in Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie. Its caipital is Arani, situatit aboot 53 km frae Cochabamba. Arani is kent for its bread but for the toun's artisan wickerwirk an aw.
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Subdiveesion [edit]
The province is dividit intae twa municipalities which are further subdividit intae fower cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants [1] | Seat | Inhabitants [2] |
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| 1st | Arani | 11,542 | Arani | 3,512 |
| 2nd | Vacas | 12,511 | Vacas | 650 |
Arani Municipality consists o three cantons, Arani, Pocoata an Collpaciaco. Vacas Municipality is no further subdividit, so Vacas Canton an Vacas Municipality are identical.
Population [edit]
The people in the Arani Province are mainly indigenous citizens o Quechua descent.[3]
| Ethnic group | Arani Municipality | Vacas Municipality |
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| 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 [edit]
The leids spoken in the Arani Province are mainly Quechua an Spainyie. The follaein table shows the number o those belangin tae the recognizit group o speakers.[3]
| Leid | Arani Municipality | Vacas Municipality |
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| Quechua | 10,347 | 11,662 |
| Aymara | 76 | 39 |
| Guaraní | 5 | 2 |
| Anither native | 5 | 2 |
| Spainyie | 7,082 | 4,236 |
| Foreign | 49 | 11 |
| Anerlie native | 3,902 | 7,540 |
| Native an Spainyie | 6,467 | 4,131 |
| Anerlie Spainyie | 615 | 106 |
Tourism [edit]
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, built 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.
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Vacas wi twa o its lakes: Pilawit'u on the left an Qullpaqucha in the center
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San Bartolomé kirk in Arani which keeps the shrine o the Virgen La Bella
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The giant Puya raimondi plants grow on Khurupampa muntain in the Vacas Municipality.
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Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros Ismael Montes in Challwamayu
References [edit]
- ↑ www.ine.gov.bo
- ↑ world-gazetteer.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
Freemit airtins [edit]
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