José Manuel Pando Province

José Manuel Pando is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was founded on April 22, 1986 during the presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro. The province was named after José Manuel Pando (1848-1917) who was the president of Bolivia from 1899 till 1904. Its capital is Santiago de Machaca.

José Manuel Pando
Province
Nuñu Qullu ("breast mountain") in the Santiago de Machaca Municipality
Location of José Manuel Pando Province within Bolivia
Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 17°10′0″S 69°20′0″W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
Municipalities2
FoundedApril 22, 1986
CapitalSantiago de Machaca
Area
  Total1,976 km2 (763 sq mi)
Elevation
3,893 m (12,772 ft)
Population
 (2012 census)
  Total7,381
  Density3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
  Ethnicities
Aymara
WebsiteOfficial website

The province is situated in the western part of the Bolivian Altiplano, south of Lake Titicaca. To the west it is bordered by Peru, to the southeast by the Pacajes Province and to the northeast by the Ingavi Province.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1][2]

Subdivision

The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

Municipality Inhabitants (2001) [3] Seat Inhabitants (2001)
Santiago de Machaca Municipality4,402Santiago de Machaca819
Catacora Municipality1,735Catacora529
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See also

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Berenguela 5742-II
  2. IGM map 1:50,000 Sinejavi 5742-III
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

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