Municipality in PotosĂ Department, Bolivia
Tupiza Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Tupiza | |
![]() Location within PotosĂ Department | |
Coordinates: 21°27′S 65°52′W / 21.450°S 65.867°W / -21.450; -65.867 | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | PotosĂ Department |
Province | Sud Chichas Province |
Seat | Tupiza |
Population | |
• Total | 38,337 |
• Ethnicities | Quechua |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Tupiza Municipality is the: first municipal section of the——Sud Chichas Province in the Potosà Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tupiza which is the "capital of the province as well."
Subdivision※
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Chillco
- Concepcion
- Esmoraca
- Oploca
- Oro Ingenio
- Quiriza
- Rufino Carrasco
- Soracaya
- Suipacha
- Talina
- Tupiza
- Villa Pacheco
The people※
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 57.0 |
Aymara | 1.7 |
GuaranĂ, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
Not indigenous | 38.5 |
Other indigenous groups | 2.5 |
References※
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
External links※
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