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.

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:Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Berenguela 5742-IIIGM map 1:50,000 Sinejavi 5742-III

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

Municipality Inhabitants (2001) Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spanish) Seat Inhabitants (2001) Santiago de Machaca Municipality 4,402 Santiago de Machaca 819 Catacora Municipality 1,735 Catacora 529

See also Parina Quta Thujsa Jawira

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