Province of Mamoré

Province of Mamoré
Basic data
Country	Bolivia
Department	Beni
Seat	San Joaquín
surface	18,619 km²
Residents	12,817 (2012)
density	0.7 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BOB
Río Mamoré

Coordinates: 13 ° 10 ′  S , 64 ° 40 ′  W

Mamoré is a province in the northeastern part of the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia . It bears its name after the Río Mamoré , which forms the border with the neighboring province of Yacuma .

location

The province is one of eight provinces in the Beni department. It borders the province of Yacuma to the west, the province of Cercado to the south, the province of Iténez to the east , and the Republic of Brazil to the north .

The province extends approximately between 11 ° 52 'and 14 ° 04' south latitude and 64 ° 14 'and 65 ° 20' west longitude, its extension from west to east is 150 kilometers, from north to south 325 kilometers.

population

The population of the province of Mamoré has increased by around a quarter in the past two decades:

• 1992 : 10,055 inhabitants ( census )
• 2001 : 12,397 inhabitants (census)
• 2012 : 12,817 inhabitants (census)

45.3 percent of the population is younger than 15 years, the literacy rate in the province is 84.2 percent. ( 2001 )

99.4 percent of the population speak Spanish , 4.0 percent Quechua , 1.2 percent Aymara , and 0.6 percent other indigenous languages. ( 1992 )

62.0 percent of the population have no access to electricity , 32.0 percent live without sanitary facilities . ( 1992 )

84.8 percent of the population are Catholic , 12.3 percent are Protestant . ( 1992 )

structure

The province of Mamoré is divided into the following three municipalities (districts):

• 08-0701 Municipio San Joaquín (8,620 km²) 6,917 inhabitants - 0.8 inhabitants / km²
• 08-0702 Municipio San Ramón (7,889 km²) 4,955 inhabitants - 0.6 inhabitants / km²
• 08-0703 Municipio Puerto Siles (2.110 km²) 945 inhabitants - 0.4 inhabitants / km²

Localities in the province of Mamoré

• Municipio of San Joaquín
  • San Joaquín 4556 pop - San Pedro 1896 pop - San Lorenzo 1091 pop - Machupo 734 pop - Agua Dulce 498 pop - Monte Azul 152 pop.

• Municipio of San Ramón
  • San Ramón 3483 pop - San Antonio de Poyori 63 pop

• Municipio Puerto Siles
  • Santa Rosa de Vigo Pop. 315 - Puerto Siles Pop 225 - Alejandria Pop 141.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
3. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Beni Department - Provincial Social Data ( Spanish ) (PDF 3.92 MB)
• Municipio San Joaquín - detailed map and population data
• Municipio San Ramón - detailed map and population data
• Municipio Puerto Siles - detailed map and population data