Belisario Boeto Province

Belisario Boeto Province
Province
Location of Belisario Boeto Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°55′S 64°20′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Chuquisaca Department
Capital	Villa Serrano
Area
• Total	658 sq mi (1,704 km2)
Elevation	7,900 ft (2,400 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,277
• Density	16/sq mi (6.1/km2)
• Ethnicities	Quechuas
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Belisario Boeto is a province in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca.

Subdivision

The province consists of only one municipality, Villa Serrano Municipality, which is identical to the province. Belisario Boeto Province is further subdivided into three cantons. The cantons with their seats are:

Canton	Seat
Villa Serrano Canton	Villa Serrano
Mendoza Canton	Mendoza
Urriolagoitia Canton	Urriolagoitia

The people

The people are predominantly not indigenous, 36.0% are of Quechuan descent.

Ethnic group	Inhabitants (%)
Quechua	36.0
Aymara	0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.2
Not indigenous	63.4
Other indigenous groups	0.1

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

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

Language	Inhabitants
Quechua	3,262
Aymara	24
Guaraní	2
Another native	0
Spanish	10,443
Foreign	19
Only native	1,133
Native and Spanish	2,138
Only Spanish	8,305

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

External links

• Population data and map of Belisario Boeto Province (Villa Serrano Municipality)