Nor Chichas Province

Nor Chichas is a province in the eastren pairts o the Bolivie Potosí Depairtment. Its seat is Cotagaita.

Location
Nor Chichas province is ane o saxteen provinces in the Potosí Depairtment. It is locatit atween 20° 01' an 21° 08' Sooth an atween 65° 13' an 66° 17' Wast. It borders José María Linares Province in the north, Antonio Quijarro Province in the wast, Sud Chichas Province in the sooth, an Chuquisaca Depairtment in the east. The province extends ower 120 km frae east tae wast an 140 km frae north tae sooth.

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

SectionMunicipalitySeat 1st  Cotagaita Municipality  Cotagaita 2nd  Vitichi Municipality  Vitichi

Population
The main leid o the province is Quechua, spoken bi 99.5 %, while 69 % o the population speak Spaingie. The population droppit frae 38,250 inhabitants (1992 census) tae 35,323 (2001 census), a decrease o 17 %.  

92 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 87 % hae nae sanitary facilities. 73 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 4.5 % in minin, 4 % in industrie, 18.5 % in general services. 79 % o the population are Catholics, 17 % Protestants. 55 % o the population are female.

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

 Ethnic group Cotagaita Municipality (%) Vitichi Municipality (%)Quechua89.290.4Aymara0.70.2Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.10.0Nae indigenous 9.49.3Ither indigenous groups0.60.1

 References 

Population data (Spaingie) 

Category:Provinces o Potosí Depairtment