| Official Name: | Oropeza Province |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| 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: | Sucre |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 3943 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 241376 |
| Population Density Km2: | 61.2 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechuas |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -18.8333°N -80°W |
| Elevation M: | 2000 |
Oropeza is a province in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Sucre which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the Chuquisaca Department.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1] [2]
The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [3] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Municipality | 214,913 | 193,876 | ||
| 1st | 9,497 | 1,538 | ||
| 2nd | 16,966 | 486 | ||
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.
| Ethnic group | Sucre Municipality (%) | Yotala Municipality (%) | Poroma Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 57.3 | 90.4 | 94.7 |
| Aymara | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 38.6 | 8.3 | 4.2 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.
| Language | Sucre Municipality | Yotala Municipality | Poroma Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 116,053 | 8,197 | 15,554 |
| Aymara | 3,322 | 68 | 165 |
| Guaraní | 344 | 8 | 4 |
| Another native | 67 | 0 | 4 |
| Spanish | 183,231 | 5,587 | 4,620 |
| Foreign | 8,156 | 41 | 8 |
| Only native | 19,901 | 3,319 | 11,057 |
| Native and Spanish | 97,831 | 4,916 | 4,513 |
| Only Spanish | 85,497 | 673 | 107 |
The archaeological sites of Inka Mach'ay and Puma Mach'ay are situated within the province. Inka Mach'ay was declared a National Monument in 1958. [4]