Bautista Saavedra | |
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Province | |
 Charazani | |
 Location of Bautista Saavedra Province within Bolivia | |
 Provinces of the La Paz Department | |
| Coordinates: 15°0′0″S 68°45′0″W / 15.00000°S 68.75000°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Municipalities | 2 |
| Founded | November 17, 1948 |
| Capital | Achacachi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,525 km2 (975 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
| • Total | 22,277 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Website | Official website |
Bautista Saavedra is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department situated in the northwestern parts of the department. It was created on November 17, 1948 in honor of Bautista Saavedra Mallea (1870-1939) who was Bolivia's president from 1920 to 1925. The capital of the province is Charazani.
The region is famous for the Kallawaya culture with its traditional medicine practices which was declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO on November 7, 2003.