Azurduy Province

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Azurduy
Province
Location of Azurduy Province within Bolivia
Location of Azurduy Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°01′00″S 64°29′00″W / 20.01667°S 64.48333°W / -20.01667; -64.48333
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
DepartmentChuquisaca Department
CapitalAzurduy
Population
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Azurduy Province[1] (full official name: Província de Juana Azurduy de Padilla) is a province in the Chuquisaca Department in Bolivia. Its seat is the town of . It was named in honor of revolutionary guerrilla Juana Azurduy de Padilla. In the 2012 census it had a population of 24,855.[2]

Geography[]

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[3][4][5]

Subdivisions[]

The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into six cantons.[6][7]

Section Municipality Cantons Seat
1st Azurduy Municipality Azurduy Canton
    Las Casas Canton
    Antonio Lopez Canton
2nd Tarvita Canton Villa Orías (Tarvita)
    San Pedro Canton
    Mariscal Braun Canton Mariscal Braun

References[]

  1. ^ Provincia Azurduy (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda - 2012: Chuquisaca". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Hacienda Chunca Cancha 6635-II
  4. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Río San José 6634-I
  5. ^ "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Atlas Municipal: Azurduy" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Atlas Municipal: Tarvita" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2014.
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