{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Aroma |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Province |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline =P8040003 Illimani.JPG |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = [[Illimani]], as seen from [[Collana]] |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Bolivia La Paz Aroma.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Aroma Province within Bolivia |image_map1 = Bolivia Departamento La Paz.png |mapsize1 = 250px |map_caption1 = Provinces of the La Paz Department |image_dot_map = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location of San Rafael within Bolivia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] [[Bolivia]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Bolivia|Department]] |subdivision_name1 = [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz Department]] <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = Capital |seat = [[Sica Sica]] (Sika Sika) <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 4510<!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2024 census |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 112,015 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 =[[Aymara people|Aymara]] |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = BOT |utc_offset = -4 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|17|20|0|S|67|50|0|W|region:BO|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Aroma''' is one of the twenty provinces of the [[Bolivia]]n [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz Department]]. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is [[Sica Sica]] (Sika Sika).
== Location == Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' [[Latitude|South]] and between 67° 22' and 68° 23' [[Longitude|West]]. It extends over 120 km from north west to south east, and up to 55 km from north east to south west.
The province is situated on the Bolivian [[Altiplano]] south east of [[Lake Titicaca]] and borders [[Ingavi Province]] in the north west, [[Pacajes Province]] in the west, [[Gualberto Villarroel Province]] in the south, [[Oruro Department]] in the south east, [[Loayza Province]] in the east, and [[Pedro Domingo Murillo Province]] in the north.
== Geography == Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:<ref name=igm/>
{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em| * Aya Wayku Apachita * [[Chullunkhäni (La Paz)|Chullunkhäni]] * [[Chuqi Q'awa (Aroma)|Chuqi Q'awa]] * [[Chuqi Sillani (Aroma-Loayza)|Chuqi Sillani]] * Chuwalla * Chuwallani * [[Inka Pukara (La Paz)|Inka Pukara]] * [[Janq'u Jaqhi (Aroma)|Janq'u Jaqhi]] * [[Janq'u Uta]] * Jaqhi Chata * [[Llallawa (Patacamaya)|Llallawa]] (Patacamaya) * [[Llallawa (Sica Sica)|Llallawa]] (Sica Sica) * Lluqu Lluqu * [[Lluxita Punta]] * [[Malla Jaqhi]] * [[Millu Jaqhi]] * [[Misk'i Wat'a]] * Puna Pata * [[Qillqatiri]] * [[Qhapaqa (La Paz)|Qhapaqa]] * [[Q'ara Willk'i]] * [[Sipi Sipi]] * [[Tanka Tanka (La Paz)|Tanka Tanka]] * Titiri * Wayrata Punta * [[Wila Pukara (Aroma)|Wila Pukara]] * [[Wisk'achani (Aroma)|Wisk'achani]] }}
== Population == The population of Aroma Province has increased by 80% over the recent two decades: *1992: 65,730 inhabitants ([[census]]) *2001: 86,480 inhabitants ([[census]]) *2012: 98,205 inhabitants ([[census]]) *2024: 112,015 inhabitants ([[census]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bolivia: Administrative Division (Departments and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/bolivia/dept/admin/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
45.1% of the population are younger than 15 years old. ''(1992)''
79.9% of the population speak [[Spanish Language|Spanish]], 93.9% speak [[Aymara language|Aymara]], and 6.7% [[Quechua language|Quechua]]. ''(2001)''
The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of the population of the province is 78.4%. ''(1992)''
82.1% of the population have no access to electricity, 88.0% have no sanitary facilities. ''(1992)''
69.2% of the population are Catholics, 25.5% are Protestants. ''(1992)''
== Division == The province comprises seven [[Municipalities of Bolivia|municipios]] which are further subdivided into cantons.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:40%;" border="1" |-bgcolor=silver ! '''Section''' ! '''Municipality''' ! '''Inhabitants <small>(2001)</small>'''<ref name="[http://www.ine.gov.bo]"> [http://www.ine.gov.bo National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027220541/http://www.ine.gov.bo/ |date=2009-10-27 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref> ! '''Seat''' ! '''Inhabitants <small>(2001)</small>'''<ref name="[http://www.ine.gov.bo]" /> |- | 1st || [[Sica Sica Municipality]] || align = right| 26,818 || [[Sica Sica]] || align = right| 3,831 |- | 2nd || [[Umala Municipality]] || align = right| 9,583 || [[Umala]] || align = right| 152 |- | 3rd || [[Ayo Ayo Municipality]] || align = right| 6,981 || [[Ayo Ayo]] || align = right| 647 |- | 4th || [[Calamarca Municipality]] || align = right| 12,112 || [[Calamarca]] || align = right| 943 |- | 5th || [[Patacamaya Municipality]] || align = right| 20,039 || [[Patacamaya]] || align = right| 8,414 |- | 6th || [[Colquencha Municipality]] || align = right| 8,020 || [[Colquencha]] || align = right| 2,352 |- | 7th || [[Collana Municipality]] || align = right| 2,927 || [[Collana]] || align = right| 1,936 |- |}
== Villages == <!---♦♦♦ Only add a location to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> *[[Lahuachaca]]
== See also == * [[Ch'alla Jawira]] * [[Jach'a Jawira (Aroma)|Jach'a Jawira]] * [[Kuntur Amaya]] * [[Urqu Jawira (Aroma)|Urqu Jawira]]
== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=igm>IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II</ref> }}
== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010173558/http://www.ine.gov.bo/default.aspx Population data (Spanish)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081009065850/http://www.ine.gov.bo/html/dfid/index.htm Social data (Spanish)]
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