Official Name: | Sud Yungas / Sur Yungas |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Image Map1: | Bolivia Departamento La Paz.png |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Map Caption1: | Provinces of the La Paz Department |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sud Yungas within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name3: | 5 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Chulumani |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | January 12, 1900 |
Area Total Km2: | 5770 |
Population As Of: | 2012 census |
Population Total: | 105013 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechua |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -16°N -67.0833°W |
Website: | Official website |
Sud Yungas or Sur Yungas (Aymara: Aynach Yunka jisk'a) is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It was created during the presidency of José Manuel Pando on January 12, 1900.[1] The capital of the province is Chulumani.
The Cordillera Real traverses the province. The highest peaks of the province is Illimani at 64380NaN0 above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[2] [3] [4]
The province is divided into five municipalities.
Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [5] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
---|---|---|---|
Chulumani Municipality | 13,204 | 2,724 | |
11,383 | 1,882 | ||
4,250 | 504 | ||
16,786 | 2,961 | ||
18,016 | 1,466 | ||