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Arani Province

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official_nameArani
settlement_typeProvince
image_skylineVacas, Laguna Parquqhucha.JPG
imagesize250px
image_captionParqu Qucha, one of the lakes of the Vacas Municipality
image_mapBolivia Cochabamba Arani.png
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map_captionLocation of the Arani Province within Bolivia
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map_caption1Provinces of the Cochabamba Department
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pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Arani within Bolivia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name[[Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg25px]] Bolivia
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Cochabamba Department
subdivision_type3Municipalities
subdivision_name32
subdivision_type4Cantons
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seat_typeCapital
seatArani
leader_title1
established_titleFoundation
established_dateNovember 24, 1914
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area_total_km22245
area_land_km2
population_as_of2024 census
population_total19,836
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population_blank1_titleEthnicities
population_blank1Quechua
population_blank2_titleReligions
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Arani is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Arani, situated about 53 km from Cochabamba. Arani is known for its bread and its artisan wickerwork.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Chullpa Ch'utu
  • Ikma Mayu
  • Inka P'iqi
  • Iskay Wasi
  • Jatun Llallawa
  • Jatun Punta Mayuq
  • Jatun Salla
  • Juch'uy Llallawa
  • Kuntur
  • K'illi K'illi
  • Llusk'a Llusk'a
  • Mayu Urqu
  • Murun Pampa
  • Ñuñu Urqu
  • Puka Chanka
  • Pukara
  • Phaqcha Urqu
  • Qucha Quchayuq Urqu
  • Qullpa Qucha Urqu
  • Qullu Mayu
  • Qutu Rumi
  • Q'illu Q'asa
  • Salla Punta
  • Salla Q'asa
  • Siqina Urqu
  • T'utura Pampa
  • Urqu Punta
  • Wanu Wanu
  • Waylla Qucha
  • Yana Qucha

Subdivision

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

SectionMunicipalityInhabitantsSeatInhabitants
1stArani11,542Arani3,512
2ndVacas12,511Vacas650

Arani Municipality consists of three cantons, Arani, Pocoata and Collpaciaco. Vacas Municipality is not further subdivided, so Vacas Canton and Vacas Municipality are identical.

Population

The people in the Arani Province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic groupArani MunicipalityVacas Municipality
Quechua87.294.4
Aymara0.40.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.20.0
Not indigenous12.15.4
Other indigenous groups0.10.1

Languages

The languages spoken in the Arani Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.

LanguageArani MunicipalityVacas Municipality
Quechua10,34711,662
Aymara7639
Guaraní52
Another native52
Spanish7,0824,236
Foreign4911
Only native3,9027,540
Native and Spanish6,4674,131
Only Spanish615106

Tourism

Festivals and Fairs:

  • August 14–15: Saint Isidore the Laborer in Qullpayaku, 2 days
  • August 24–25: Virgen la Bella in Arani, 2 days
  • September 20: Farmers' fair in Tacopaya, 1 day
  • 3rd week in November: Bread fair in Arani, 1 day
  • December 4: Saint Barbara in Vacas

Other tourist attractions include the church of Saint Bartholomew (San Bartolomé) in Arani, built in 1610, which is dedicated to the Virgen la Bella, and the lakes in Vacas Municipality: Parqu Qucha, Asiru Qucha, Junt'utuyu, Pilawit'u, Qullpa Qucha and Yanatama.

Image:Una vista de Vacas y sus lagunas.JPG|Vacas with two of its lakes: Pilawit'u on the left and Qullpa Qucha in the center File:Santuario de la Virgen La Bella 2.JPG|San Bartolomé church in Arani which keeps the shrine of the Virgen La Bella File:Chukiqayara, Vacas 07.JPG|The giant Puya raimondi plants grow on Khurupampa mountain in the Vacas Municipality. File:Vacas, Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros 1.JPG|Ismael Montes Teacher Training College in Challwa Mayu

References

References

  2. [http://www.ine.gov.bo/pdf/boletin/np_2005_75.pdf www.ine.gov.bo] {{webarchive. link. (August 25, 2007)
  3. (July 2021). "world-gazetteer.com}}{{dead link".
  4. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  5. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Vacas 6441-II
  6. . ["Vacas"](http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=030502&tipo=1). *INE, Bolivia*.
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