Tupiza Municipality

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

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:

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

External links

• Tupiza Municipality: population data and map