Tupiza Municipality

Tupiza Municipality
Municipality

Tupiza

Location within Potosí Department
Tupiza Municipality

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 21°27′S 65°52′W / 21.450°S 65.867°W / -21.450; -65.867Coordinates: 21°27′S 65°52′W / 21.450°S 65.867°W / -21.450; -65.867
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Sud Chichas Province
Seat Tupiza
Population (2001)
 • Total 38,337
 • Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Tupiza Municipality is the first municipal section of the Sud Chichas Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tupiza which is the capital of the province as well.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 57.0
Aymara 1.7
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2
Not indigenous 38.5
Other indigenous groups 2.5

References

  1. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
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