Sur Lípez or Sud Lípez is a province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. The seat of the province is San Pablo de Lípez.
Location Sur Lípez is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. Also, the southwesternmost point of Bolivia is located here, at 22° 49' 41.016" South, 67° 52' 35.004" West, at an elevation of approximately 5,400 m on the northeastern slope of the Licancabur volcano.
It is bordered by the Nor Lípez Province in the north and northwest, Enrique Baldivieso Province in the west, the Republic of Chile in the southwest and south, the Republic of Argentina in the southeast and east, and Sud Chichas Province in the northeast.
The province extends from the northeast to the southwest, at a length of 230 km and an average width of 100 km.
Geography In its southwestern part, the Quetena Grande Canton lies in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, the province has a couple of lakes and salt pans, the largest being Laguna Colorada, which is 10 km in diameter at an elevation of 4,278 m. Other lakes, such as Laguna Verde, Laguna Blanca, and Laguna Celeste are also well known for their respectively green, white and blue colors. There is a geyser field called "Sol de Mañana" (Spanish for "Morning Sun") in southwestern Sur Lípez.Sol de Mañana
The Cordillera de Lípez traverses the province. The highest mountain of the province is Uturunku at . Other mountains are listed below:Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Volcán Juriques SF-19-11BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
The tourist circuit La Ruta de las Joyas Altoandinas passes through the spectacular geography of this area.
Division The province comprises three municipalities are further subdivided into cantons.
SectionMunicipalitySeat 1st San Pablo de Lípez Municipality San Pablo de Lípez 2nd Mojinete Municipality Mojinete 3rd San Antonio de Esmoruco Municipality San Antonio de Esmoruco
Population The population increased from 4,158 (1992 census) to 4,905 inhabitants (2001 census), an increase of 18%.
99.4% of the population have no access to electricity, and 90% have no sanitary facilities. 69% of the population is employed in agriculture, 4% in mining, 4% in industry, and 23% in general services. 86% of the population are Catholics, 9% are Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Ethnic group San Pablo de Lípez Municipality (%) Mojinete Municipality (%) San Antonio de Esmoruco Municipality (%)Quechua81.598.388.4Aymara0.81.00.5Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.00.00.0Not indigenous 17.50.3710.9Other indigenous groups0.10.00.02
Languages The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.
Language San Pablo de Lípez Municipality Mojinete Municipality San Antonio de Esmoruco MunicipalityQuechua1,722 5951,344Aymara2439Guaraní001Another native001Spanish2,0435711,315Foreign900Only native31395204Native and Spanish1,4195031,146Only Spanish62468169
See also
Árbol de Piedra Coruto Lake or Caruta Lake Laguna Hedionda Laguna Honda Kalina Lake Luru Mayu Lake Wilama Sapaliri
References
External links Population data (Spanish) Panoramic pictures of the province