Federico Román Province
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Río Abuná on the right, Río Madeira on the left
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| Location in Bolivia | |
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| General Data | |
Capital |
Nueva Esperanza
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| Area | 13,200 km2 |
| Population | 7,034 (2012) |
| Density | 0.5 inhabitants/km2 (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.PA.GR |
| Pando Department | |
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Federico Román (or: General Federico Román) is one of the five provinces of the
Location
Federico Román province is located between 09° 41' and 10° 51' South and between 65° 17' and 66° 39' West. It extends over 150 km from North to South, and 200 km from West to East.
The province is situated in the
The border to Beni Department in the South forms
Population
The population of Federico Román Province has increased by more than 400% over the recent two decades:
- 1992: 1,516 inhabitants (census)[1]
- 2001: 2,242 inhabitants (census)[2]
- 2012: 7,034 inhabitants (census)[3]
39.6% of the population are younger than 15 years old. (1992)
87.9% of the population speak
The literacy rate of the province's population is 72.6%. (1992)
83.1% of the population have no access to electricity, 59.1% have no sanitary facilities. (1992)
83.1% of the population are Catholics, 15.2% are Protestants. (1992)
Division
The province comprises three municipios:
- 09-0501 Nueva Esperanza Municipality - 2,068 inhabitants (census 2012)
- 09-0502 Villa Nueva Municipality - 3,275 inhabitants
- 09-0503 Santos Mercado Municipality - 1,691 inhabitants
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992 Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine