Eduardo Abaroa Province

Eduardo Abaroa / Challapata
Province
Poopó Lake, Eduardo Abaroa Province
Poopó Lake, Eduardo Abaroa Province
Location of Eduardo Abaroa Province in Bolivia
Location of Eduardo Abaroa Province in Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°04′S 66°12′W / 19.067°S 66.200°W / -19.067; -66.200
CountryBolivia
DepartmentOruro
CapitalChallapata
Area
 • Total
3,738 km2 (1,443 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census [1])
 • Total
40,444
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Languages spoken (2001)
 • Spanish78.3%
 • Quechua71.9%
 • Aymara23.0%
Sectors
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Eduardo Abaroa, also Eduardo Avaroa, or Challapata[2] is a province in the southeastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its seat is Challapata. The province was named after Colonel Eduardo Abaroa, Bolivia's hero of the War of the Pacific.

  1. ^ "Bolivia: Administrative divisions". City Population. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Santiago de Quillacas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 15, 2015.