Sabaya Province

Sabaya (formerly Atahuallpa) is a province in the west central section of the Bolivian Oruro Department.

One of the highest peaks of the province is Pukintika, on the border to Chile.

The main language in the province is Spanish, spoken by 92%; 67% of the population speak Aymara and 9% speak Quechua.

66.4% of the population are employed in agriculture, 1.6% in mining, 4.9% in industry, 27.1% in general services (2001).

The province comprises three municipalities, which are further subdivided into cantons.

Climate chart of the Sabaya Province in the Walter and Lieth format, metric, °Celsius und millimeters