Belisario Boeto Province Explained

Official Name:Belisario Boeto Province
Settlement Type:Province
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Oropeza within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Chuquisaca Department
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Villa Serrano
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1704
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:12277
Population Density Km2:6.1
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Quechuas
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-18.9167°N -84°W
Elevation M:2400

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:

CantonSeat
Villa Serrano
Mendoza
Urriolagoitia

The people

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

Ethnic groupInhabitants (%)
Quechua36.0
Aymara0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.2
63.4
Other indigenous groups0.1
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

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

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua3,262
Aymara24
Guaraní2
Another native0
Spanish10,443
Foreign19
Only native1,133
Native and Spanish2,138
Only Spanish8,305
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

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