| Official Name: | Nor Chichas |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Bolivia department of potosi.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Provinces of the Potosí Department |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nor Chichas within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Cotagaita |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 8205 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 39,172 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -20.5667°N -65.75°W |
| Area Code: | BO.PO.NC |
Nor Chichas is a province in the Eastern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its seat is Cotagaita.
Nor Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 01' and 21° 08' South and between 65° 13' and 66° 17' West. It borders José María Linares Province in the north, Antonio Quijarro Province in the west, Sud Chichas Province in the south, and Chuquisaca Department in the east. The province extends over 120 km from east to west and 140 km from north to south.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2]
The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cotagaita | |
| 2nd | Vitichi | |
The main language of the province is Quechua, spoken by 99.5%, while 69% of the population speak Spanish. The population dropped from 38,250 inhabitants (1992 census) to 35,323 (2001 census), a decrease of 17%.
92% of the population have no access to electricity, 87% have no sanitary facilities. 73% of the population are employed in agriculture, 4.5% in mining, 4% in industry, 18.5% in general services. 79% of the population are Catholics, 17% Protestants. 55% of the population are female.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[3]
| Ethnic group | Cotagaita Municipality (%) | Vitichi Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 89.2 | 90.4 |
| Aymara | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 9.4 | 9.3 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.6 | 0.1 |