title: Rafael Bustillo Province
text: # Rafael Bustillo Province
  
  Rafael Bustillo is a province in the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its name honors the Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary Rafael Bustillo († 1886). The capital of the province is Uncía with a population of 5,709 in the year 2001, the largest town is Llallagua with 20,065 inhabitants.
  
  ## Location
  
  Rafael Bustillo province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 18° 11' and 18° 45' South and between 66° 11' and 66° 45' West. It borders Oruro Department in the northwest, west and south, Chayanta Province in the southeast, Charcas Province in the east, and Alonso de Ibáñez Province in the northeast. The province extends over 70 km from north to south as well as from east to west.
  
  ## Division
  
  The province comprises four municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
  
  | Section | Municipality | Seat |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Uncía Municipality | Uncía |
  | 2nd | Chayanta Municipality | Chayanta |
  | 3rd | Llallagua Municipality | Llallagua |
  | 4th | Chuquihuta Municipality | Chuquihuta |
  
  Chuquihuta Municipality was created by law on June 17, 2009. Until then it was one of the cantons of the Uncía Municipality.
  
  ## Population
  
  The main language of the province is Quechua, spoken by 86%, while 74% of the population speak Spanish. The population increased from 76,254 inhabitants (1992 census) to 77,566 (2001 census), an increase of 1.7%.
  
  The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.
  
  | Ethnic group | Uncía and Chuquihuta Municipality (%) | Chayanta Municipality (%) | Llallagua Municipality (%) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Quechua | 69,1 | 87,8 | 71,6 |
  | Aymara | 20,0 | 9,8 | 12,8 |
  | Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,3 |
  | Not indigenous | 10,9 | 2,2 | 15,1 |
  | Other indigenous groups | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,2 |
  