Oropeza Province

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Oropeza Province
Province
Sucre, Bolivia - a visit to the spectacular dinasaur footprints park - (24473200629).jpg
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Castillo del Principado de La Glorieta Sucre Bolivia.jpg
Panoramica de Sucre desde la zona Sur.jpg
Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the Oropeza Province
Bolivia Chuquisaca Oropeza.png
Location of Oropeza Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°50′S65°15′W / 18.833°S 65.250°W / -18.833; -65.250
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Chuquisaca Department
Capital Sucre
Area
 • Total1,416 sq mi (3,667 km2)
Elevation
7,000 ft (2,000 m)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total319,006
 • Density230/sq mi (87/km2)
 • Ethnicities
 Quechuas
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Oropeza is a province in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Sucre which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the Chuquisaca Department.

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Subdivision

The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalityInhabitants (2001) [5] SeatInhabitants (2001)
Capital Municipality Sucre Municipality 214,913 Sucre 193,876
1st Yotala Municipality 9,497 Yotala 1,538
2nd Poroma Municipality 16,966 Poroma 486

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.

Ethnic groupSucre Municipality (%)Yotala Municipality (%)Poroma Municipality (%)
Quechua 57.390.494.7
Aymara 2.30.80.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 1.40.20.1
Not indigenous 38.68.34.2
Other indigenous groups0.40.30.1

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.

LanguageSucre MunicipalityYotala MunicipalityPoroma Municipality
Quechua 116,0538,19715,554
Aymara 3,32268165
Guaraní 34484
Another native6704
Spanish 183,2315,5874,620
Foreign8,156418
Only native19,9013,31911,057
Native and Spanish97,8314,9164,513
Only Spanish85,497673107

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Places of interest

Cave paintings at Inka Mach'ay Incamachay arte Ruprestre Oropeza Chuquisaca Bolivia.jpg
Cave paintings at Inka Mach'ay

The archaeological sites of Inka Mach'ay and Puma Mach'ay are situated within the province. Inka Mach'ay was declared a National Monument in 1958. [6]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Bolivia 1:50,000 Tasapampa 6536-III
  2. ↑ "Yotala". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,0000 Poroma 6538-III
  4. ↑ "Poroma". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ www.ine.gov.bo (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Archaeological parks in Bolivia". Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
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