| Official Name: | Sud Chichas / Sur 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 Sud Chichas within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Tupiza |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 8158 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 47873 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -21.3333°N -115°W |
| Area Code: | BO.PO.SC |
Sud Chichas (or: Sur Chichas) is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Tupiza.
Sud Chichas province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 20° 51' and 21° 50' South and between 65° 15' and 66° 30' West. It borders Nor Chichas Province in the north, Antonio Quijarro Province in the north-west,Nor Lípez Province and Sur Lípez Province in the west, the Republic of Argentina and Modesto Omiste Province in the south, Tarija Department in the south-east, and Chuquisaca Department in the east.
The province extends over 130 km from east to west and from north to south.
The province comprises two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tupiza | |
| 2nd | Atocha | |
The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 96%, while 59% of the population speak Quechua. The population dropped from 52,308 inhabitants (1992 census) to 47,873 (2001 census), a decrease of 8.5%.
45% of the population have no access to electricity, 74% have no sanitary facilities. 34% of the population are employed in agriculture, 11% in mining, 6% in industry, 49% in general services. 88% of the population are Catholics, 8% Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]
| Ethnic group | Tupiza Municipality (%) | Atocha Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 57.0 | 70.6 |
| Aymara | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 38.5 | 26.4 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 2.5 | 0.1 |