Azurduy Province (full official name: Província de Juana Azurduy de Padilla) is a

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in the Chuquisaca Department in

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. Its seat is the town of Azurduy. It was named in honor of revolutionary guerrilla

Juana Azurduy de Padilla Juana Azurduy de Padilla (July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862) was a guerrilla military leader from Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Sucre, Bolivia).Pallis, Michael “Slaves of Slaves: The Challenge of Latin American Women” (Lon ...

. In the 2012 census it had a population of 24,855.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Subdivisions

The province is divided into two

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which are further subdivided into six

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References

Provinces of Chuquisaca Department {{Chuquisaca-geo-stub