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Sud Chichas Province
Sud Chichas is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosi.
Location
Sud Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosi 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 Lipez Province and Sur Lipez Province in the West, the Republic of Argentine and Modesto Omiste Province in the South, Tarija Department in the South-east, and Chuquisaca 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 speak Quechua. The population dropped from 52,308 inhabitants (1992 census) to 47,873 (2001 census), a decrease of 8.5 %. Capital of the province is Tupiza.
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 municipios:
Atocha Municipio
Tupiza Municipio
External links
Detailed map of province towns and rivers
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