Tomina Province
Province
Padilla, the province capital
Padilla, the province capital
Location of Tomina Province within Bolivia
Location of Tomina Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°30′0″S 64°15′0″W / 19.50000°S 64.25000°W / -19.50000; -64.25000
Country Bolivia
DepartmentChuquisaca Department
CapitalPadilla
Government
  MayorConstancio Salazar Padilla (2007)
Area
  Total1,524 sq mi (3,947 km2)
Population
 (2001)
  Total37,482
  Density25/sq mi (9.5/km2)
  Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Tomina is a province in the Chuquisaca Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Padilla.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1][2]

Subdivisions

Tomina Province is divided into five municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.

Section Municipality Inhabitants (2001) [3] Seat Inhabitants (2001)
1stPadilla Municipality12,562Padilla2,714
2ndTomina Municipality9,060Tomina983
3rdSopachuy Municipality7,241Sopachuy1,478
4thVilla Alcalá Municipality4,034Villa Alcalá838
5thEl Villar Municipality4,585El Villar486

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.

Ethnic group Padilla Municipality (%) Tomina Municipality (%) Sopachuy Municipality (%) Villa Alcalá Municipality (%) El Villar Municipality (%)
Quechua 55.1 83.8 84.5 29.9 55.2
Aymara 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.7
Not indigenous 43.5 15.8 147 68.5 43.3
Other indigenous groups 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.5 0.5

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.[4]

Language Padilla Municipality Tomina Municipality Sopachuy Municipality Villa Alcalá Municipality El Villar Municipality
Quechua 2,181 7,831 6,261 1,167 1,264
Aymara 29 23 10 7 15
Guaraní 6 4 3 3 1
Another native 2 2 3 1 0
Spanish 11,585 4,418 3,003 3,576 4,190
Foreign 27 12 9 9 4
Only native 250 4,036 3,791 176 146
Native and Spanish 1,951 3,803 2,478 997 1,123
Only Spanish 9,635 616 526 2,579 3,067

Tourist attractions

Padilla Municipality is situated within the Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area.[5]

See also

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Hacienda Chunca Cancha 6635-II
  2. "Sopachuy". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. www.ine.gov.bo (Spanish)
  4. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  5. www.lexivox.org

19°30′00″S 64°15′00″W / 19.500°S 64.250°W / -19.500; -64.250


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