Eduardo Abaroa / Challapata | |
|---|---|
 Poopó Lake, Eduardo Abaroa Province | |
 Location of Eduardo Abaroa Province in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 19°04′S 66°12′W / 19.067°S 66.200°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro |
| Capital | Challapata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,738 km2 (1,443 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census [1]) | |
| • Total | 40,444 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Languages spoken (2001) | |
| • Spanish | 78.3% |
| • Quechua | 71.9% |
| • Aymara | 23.0% |
| Sectors | |
| Time zone | UTC-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.
- ^ "Bolivia: Administrative divisions". City Population. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Santiago de Quillacas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 15, 2015.