Oropeza is a
province
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in the
Chuquisaca Department
Chuquisaca () ( ay, Chuqisaka; qu, Chuqichaka) is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the consti ...
,
Bolivia
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. Its seat is
Sucre
Sucre () is the Capital city, capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the List of cities in Bolivia, 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . T ...
which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the Chuquisaca Department.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
[Bolivian IGM map 1:50,0000 Poroma 6538-III]
Subdivision
The province is divided into three municipalities
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which are further subdivided into cantons
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.
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous
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citizens of Quechuan
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descent.
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Languages
The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Places of interest
The archaeological sites of Inka Mach'ay and Puma Mach'ay are situated within the province. Inka Mach'ay was declared a National Monument in 1958.
See also
* Chullqi Mayu
* Inti Rumi
* Jatun Q'asa
References
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Provinces of Chuquisaca Department