Sud Chichas Province
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| Capital | Tupiza |
| Area | 8,158 km² |
| Population | 47,873 (2001) |
| Density | 5.9 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.PO.SC |
Sud Chichas (or: Sur Chichas) is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí.
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[edit] 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 and Sur Lípez 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Division
The province comprises two municipios:
- Atocha Municipio
- Tupiza Municipio
