Aroma Province

Aroma
Province
Illimani, as seen from Collana
Location of Aroma Province within Bolivia
Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 17°20′0″S 67°50′0″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Capital	Sica Sica (Sika Sika)
Area
• Total	4,510 km^2 (1,740 sq mi)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	112,015
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Aymara
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is Sica Sica (Sika Sika).

Location

Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' South and between 67° 22' and 68° 23' West. It extends over 120 km from north west to south east, and up to 55 km from north east to south west.

The province is situated on the Bolivian Altiplano south east of Lake Titicaca and borders Ingavi Province in the north west, Pacajes Province in the west, Gualberto Villarroel Province in the south, Oruro Department in the south east, Loayza Province in the east, and Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the north.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[1]

• Aya Wayku Apachita
• Chullunkhäni
• Chuqi Q'awa
• Chuqi Sillani
• Chuwalla
• Chuwallani
• Inka Pukara
• Janq'u Jaqhi
• Janq'u Uta
• Jaqhi Chata
• Llallawa (Patacamaya)
• Llallawa (Sica Sica)
• Lluqu Lluqu
• Lluxita Punta
• Malla Jaqhi
• Millu Jaqhi
• Misk'i Wat'a
• Puna Pata
• Qillqatiri
• Qhapaqa
• Q'ara Willk'i
• Sipi Sipi
• Tanka Tanka
• Titiri
• Wayrata Punta
• Wila Pukara
• Wisk'achani

Population

The population of Aroma Province has increased by 80% over the recent two decades:

• 1992: 65,730 inhabitants (census)
• 2001: 86,480 inhabitants (census)
• 2012: 98,205 inhabitants (census)
• 2024: 112,015 inhabitants (census)^[2]

45.1% of the population are younger than 15 years old. (1992)

79.9% of the population speak Spanish, 93.9% speak Aymara, and 6.7% Quechua. (2001)

The literacy rate of the population of the province is 78.4%. (1992)

82.1% of the population have no access to electricity, 88.0% have no sanitary facilities. (1992)

69.2% of the population are Catholics, 25.5% are Protestants. (1992)

Division

The province comprises seven municipios which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section	Municipality	Inhabitants (2001)[3]	Seat	Inhabitants (2001)[3]
1st	Sica Sica Municipality	26,818	Sica Sica	3,831
2nd	Umala Municipality	9,583	Umala	152
3rd	Ayo Ayo Municipality	6,981	Ayo Ayo	647
4th	Calamarca Municipality	12,112	Calamarca	943
5th	Patacamaya Municipality	20,039	Patacamaya	8,414
6th	Colquencha Municipality	8,020	Colquencha	2,352
7th	Collana Municipality	2,927	Collana	1,936

Villages

• Lahuachaca

See also

• Ch'alla Jawira
• Jach'a Jawira
• Kuntur Amaya
• Urqu Jawira

References

1. IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
2. "Bolivia: Administrative Division (Departments and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
3. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

External links

• Population data (Spanish)
• Social data (Spanish)

17°20′S 67°50′W