- Sud Chichas Province
Sud Chichas (or: "Sur Chichas") is a
province in theBolivia n department of Potosí.Location
"Sud Chichas" province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 51' and 21° 50' South 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 andSur Lípez Province in the West, the Republic ofArgentine andModesto Omiste Province in the South,Tarija Department in the South-east, andChuquisaca Department in the East.The province extends over 130 km from East to West and from North to South.
Population
Main
idiom of the province is Spanish, spoken by 96 %, while 59 % of the population speakQuechua . The population dropped from 52,308 inhabitants (1992 census) to 47,873 (2001 census), a decrease of 8.5 %. Capital of the province isTupiza .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.
Division
The province comprises two
municipio s:
*Atocha Municipio
*Tupiza Municipio External links
* [http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/potosi/t_schichas.htm General map of province]
* [http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/potosi/schichas.htm Detailed map of province towns and rivers]
* [http://www.ine.gov.bo/cgi-bin/PIWDGEOxx.EXE Population data (Spanish)]
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