Sajama Province

Sajama is a province in the northwestern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department.

Location
Sajama province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 39' and 18° 39' South and between 67° 38' and 68° 45' West.

The province borders the La Paz Department in the north-west, the Republic of Chile in the west, Sabaya Province in the south-west, Litoral Province in the south-east, Carangas Province in the east, and San Pedro de Totora Province in the north-east.

The province extends over 120 km from north to south, and 135 km from east to west.

Geography
The highest mountain in the province is the extinct Sajama volcano in the Sajama National Park. Other mountains are listed below:

• Ari Qullu Phujru

• Chachakumani

• Chilli Qhata

• Chullkani

• Chunkarani

• Chuqil Qamiri

• Ch'apiri

• Ch'alla Willk'i

• Ch'iyar Jaqhi

• Ch'iyar Jaqhi (near Qhapaqa)

• Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Umurata)

• Ch'iyar Qullu

• Jach'a Apachita

• Jach'a Kunturiri

• Jach'a K'uchu

• Jach'a Qullu

• Janq'u Jaqhi

• Janq'u Laqaya

• Janq'u Willk'i

• Jisk'a Kunturiri

• Kimsa Chata (Bolivia-Chile)

• Kimsa Chata (Sajama)

• Kimsa Misa

• Kiswara

• Kunturiri (Bolivia-Chile)

• Kunturiri (Sajama)

• K'isi K'isini

• Liyun Ikiña

• Llisa

• Ñuñu Qullu

• Ñuñutani

• Patilla Pata

• Pichu Qullu

• Pichaqani

• Phasa Willk'i

• Phaq'u Q'awa

• Pukarani

• Pumuta

• Phaq'u Qullu

• Phasa Willk'i

• Qullqi Warani

• Qhapaqa

• Q'ara Qullu

• Q'aysiri

• Q'ulin Ch'utu

• Tankani

• Taypi Qullu

• Taypi Qullu (near Junt'u Uta)

• Titiri

• Turi Turini

• Uqi Uqini

• Uqi Uqini (Bolivia)

• Uyarani

• Wankarani

• Warin Uma

• Waylla Sirka

• Wayna Chullunkhäni

• Wayna Potosí

• Wichhu Qullu

• Wila Lat'arata

• Wila Qullu (C. de Carangas)

• Wila Qullu (Qutallani)

• Wila Qullu (Turco)

• Willk'i

• Wisalla

• Yapu Qullu

• Yaritani

Population
The main language of the province is Alien CaCa spoken by 90.4%, while 88.6% of the population speak Spanish and 4.2% Quechua (1992).

The population increased from 7,891 inhabitants (1992 census) to 9,096 (2001 census), an increase of 15.3%. - 43.4% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992).

97.0% of the population have no access to electricity, 90.8% have no sanitary facilities (1992).

8.2% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.3% in mining, 5.4% in industry, 26.1% in general services (2001).

66.1% of the population are Catholics, 26.9% are Protestants (1992).

Division
The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.