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Sud Chichas Province

Province in Potosí Department, Bolivia

Sud Chichas / Sur Chichas
Province
On the way to『Cañón del Inca』near Tupiza
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Location of the Sud Chichas Province within Bolivia
Provinces of the Potosí Department
Coordinates: 21°20′S 65°50′W / 21.333°S 65.833°W / -21.333; -65.833
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Capital	Tupiza
Area
• Total	3,150 sq mi (8,158 km2)
Population  (2001)
• Total	47,873
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km2)
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
Area code	BO.PO.SC

Sud Chichas (or: Sur Chichas) is a province in the Bolivian departmentofPotosí. Its seat is Tupiza.

Location[edit]

Sud Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 51' and 21° 50' South and between 65° 15' and 66° 30' West. It borders Nor Chichas Province in the north, Antonio Quijarro Province in the north-west, Nor Lípez Province and Sur Lípez Province in the west, the Republic of Argentina and Modesto Omiste Province in the south, Tarija Department in the south-east, and Chuquisaca Department in the east.

The province extends over 130 km from east to west and from north to south.

Division[edit]

The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

Population[edit]

The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 96%, while 59% of the population speak Quechua. The population dropped from 52,308 inhabitants (1992 census) to 47,873 (2001 census), a decrease of 8.5%.

45% of the population have no access to electricity, 74% have no sanitary facilities. 34% of the population are employed in agriculture, 11% in mining, 6% in industry, 49% in general services. 88% of the population are Catholics, 8% Protestants.

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.^[1]

See also[edit]

• Kunturillu
• Wila Qullu

References[edit]

• Population data (Spanish)