Tomina is a

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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 ...

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. Its seat is Padilla.

Geography

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

Subdivisions

Tomina Province is divided into five

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which are partly further subdivided into cantons.

The people

The people are predominantly

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citizens of

Quechuan Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely ...

descent. Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.

Tourist attractions

Padilla Municipality is situated within the

Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area (complete Spanish title: ''Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Serranía del Iñao'') is a protected area in the Chuquisaca Department Bolivia, situated in the provinces o ...

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