Azurduy Province

Azurduy
Province
Location of Azurduy Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°00′00″S 64°30′00″W / 20.00000°S 64.50000°W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Chuquisaca Department
Capital	Azurduy
Population
• Ethnicities	Quechua

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 Azurduy. It was named in honor of revolutionary guerrilla Juana Azurduy de Padilla. In the 2001 census it had a population of 27,579.^[2]

Geography

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

• Chullunkhäni
• Chhichayuq
• Inka Wasi
• Jatun Muqu
• Jatun Pampa
• Jatun Q'asa
• Kimsa Muquyuq
• Kunturiri
• Llusk'a
• Misa Pampa
• Muyu Urqu
• Phutunqu
• Rumi Rumi
• Sunch'u Mayu
• Tawa Qucha
• T'uru Pampa
• Wallqayuq Urqu
• Wanaku
• Wanaku Kimray
• Wisk'achani
• Wisk'achayuq
• Yana Muqu

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	Azurduy
		Las Casas Canton	Torrecillas
		Antonio Lopez Canton	San Antonio
2nd	Tarvita Municipality	Tarvita Canton	Villa Orías (Tarvita)
		San Pedro Canton	San Pedro
		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 - 2001: 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. 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.