Cornelio Saavedra is a province in the north-eastern parts of the Bolivian PotosÃÂ Department. The capital of the province is Betanzos with 4,168 inhabitants in the year 2001.
The province is named after the president of the Argentine First Junta, Cornelio Saavedra, who was born in Otuyo, Betanzos Municipality.
Cornelio Saavedra province is one of sixteen provinces in the PotosàDepartment. It is located between 18ð 57' and 19ð 44' South and between 64ð 48' and 65ð 39' West. It borders Chuquisaca Department in the northeast, Chayanta Province in the north, Tomás FrÃÂas Province in the west, and José MarÃÂa Linares Province in the south and southeast. The province extends over from east to west and from north to south.
The province comprises three separate municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
The main language of the province is Quechua, spoken by 78%, while 47% of the population speaks Spanish. The population increased from 52,659 inhabitants (1992 census) to 58,706 (2001 census), an increase of 11.5%.
80% of the population have no access to electricity, 94% have no sanitary facilities. 69% of the population are employed in agriculture, 1% in mining, 10% in industry, 20% in general services. 89% of the population are Catholics, 8% Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.
The river Pillku Mayu flows along the northern border of the province.