Sud Chichas Province
# Sud Chichas Province

Sud Chichas (or: Sur Chichas) is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Tupiza.

## 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 Argentina 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.

## Division

The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

| Section | Municipality | Seat |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Tupiza Municipality | Tupiza |
| 2nd | Atocha Municipality | Atocha |

## Population

The main language 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%.

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.

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

| Ethnic group | Tupiza Municipality (%) | Atocha Municipality (%) |
| - | - | - |
| Quechua | 57.0 | 70.6 |
| Aymara | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Not indigenous | 38.5 | 26.4 |
| Other indigenous groups | 2.5 | 0.1 |
