Sud Chichas Province

Sud Chichas (or: Sur Chichas) is a province in the Bolivie depairtment o Potosí. Its seat is Tupiza.

Location
Sud Chichas province is ane o saxteen provinces in the Potosí Depairtment. It is locatit atween 20° 51' an 21° 50' Sooth an atween 65° 15' an 66° 30' Wast. It borders Nor Chichas Province in the north, Antonio Quijarro Province in the northwast, Nor Lípez Province an Sur Lípez Province in the wast, the Republic o Argentinae an Modesto Omiste Province in the sooth, Tarija Depairtment in the sooth-east, an Chuquisaca Depairtment in the east.

The province extends ower 130 km frae east tae wast an frae north tae sooh.

Diveesion
The province comprises twa municipalities which are further subdividit intae cantons.

SectionMunicipalitySeat 1st  Tupiza Municipality  Tupiza 2nd  Atocha Municipality  Atocha

Population
The main leid o the province is Spaingie, spoken bi 96 %, whilk 59 % o the population speak Quechua. The population droppit frae 52,308 inhabitants (1992 census) tae 47,873 (2001 census), a decrease o 8.5 %. 

45 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 74 % hae nae sanitary facilities. 34 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 11 % in minin, 6 % in industrie, 49 % in general services. 88 % o the population are Catholics, 8 % Protestants.

The fowk are predominantly indigenous ceetizens o Quechua strynd. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)  

 Ethnic group Tupiza Municipality (%) Atocha Municipality (%)Quechua57.070.6Aymara1.72.8Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.20.2Nae indigenous 38.526.4Ither indigenous groups2.50.1

 References 

Population data (Spaingie) 

Category:Provinces o Potosí Depairtment