Official Name: | Azurduy |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of San Rafael within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Chuquisaca Department |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Azurduy |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechua |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -20.0167°N -64.4833°W |
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 2012 census it had a population of 24,855.[2]
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into six cantons.[3] [4]
Section | Municipality | Cantons | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Azurduy Canton | Azurduy | |
Las Casas Canton | Torrecillas | ||
Antonio Lopez Canton | San Antonio | ||
2nd | Tarvita Canton | Villa Orías (Tarvita) | |
San Pedro Canton | San Pedro | ||
Mariscal Braun Canton | Mariscal Braun | ||