Sud Chichas (or: ''Sur Chichas'') is a
province in the
Bolivia
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department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Potosí
Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal . For centuries, it was the location o ...
. Its seat is
Tupiza.
Location
Sud Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 51' and 21° 50'
South
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
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
Sur Lípez or Sud Lípez is a province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. The seat of the province is San Pablo de Lípez.
Location
Sur Lípez is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. Also the southwesternmost point of Bolivia ...
in the west, the Republic of
Argentina and
Modesto Omiste Province
Modesto Omiste is a province in the south of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Villazón. The province is named after the Bolivian writer and politician Modesto Omiste Tinajeros.
Location
Modesto Omiste province is one of sixteen ...
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
The province comprises two
municipalities which are further subdivided into
cantons
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.
Population
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.
[obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)]
See also
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Kunturillu
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Wila Qullu
References
Population data (Spanish)
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Provinces of Potosí Department