Eduardo Abaroa Province
Eduardo Abaroa / Challapata | |
|---|---|
Poopó Lake, Eduardo Abaroa Province | |
Location of Eduardo Abaroa Province in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 19°04′S 66°12′W / 19.067°S 66.200°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro |
| Capital | Challapata |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,738 km2 (1,443 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census ) | |
• Total | 40,444 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Languages spoken (2001) | |
| • Spanish | 78.3% |
| • Quechua | 71.9% |
| • Aymara | 23.0% |
| Sectors | |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Eduardo Abaroa, also Eduardo Avaroa, or Challapata is a province in the southeastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its seat is Challapata. The province was named after Colonel Eduardo Abaroa, Bolivia's hero of the War of the Pacific.