| Official Name: | Tomina Province |
| 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: | Padilla |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Constancio Salazar Padilla (2007) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 3947 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 37482 |
| Population Density Km2: | 9.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -19.5°N -64.25°W |
Tomina is a province in the Chuquisaca Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Padilla.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Tomina Province is divided into five municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [1] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12,562 | 2,714 | ||
| 2nd | 9,060 | 983 | ||
| 3rd | 7,241 | 1,478 | ||
| 4th | 4,034 | 838 | ||
| 5th | 4,585 | 486 | ||
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.
| Ethnic group | Padilla Municipality (%) | Tomina Municipality (%) | Sopachuy Municipality (%) | Villa Alcalá Municipality (%) | El Villar Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 55.1 | 83.8 | 84.5 | 29.9 | 55.2 |
| Aymara | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 43.5 | 15.8 | 147 | 68.5 | 43.3 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.[2]
| Language | Padilla Municipality | Tomina Municipality | Sopachuy Municipality | Villa Alcalá Municipality | El Villar Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 2,181 | 7,831 | 6,261 | 1,167 | 1,264 |
| Aymara | 29 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| Guaraní | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Another native | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Spanish | 11,585 | 4,418 | 3,003 | 3,576 | 4,190 |
| Foreign | 27 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| Only native | 250 | 4,036 | 3,791 | 176 | 146 |
| Native and Spanish | 1,951 | 3,803 | 2,478 | 997 | 1,123 |
| Only Spanish | 9,635 | 616 | 526 | 2,579 | 3,067 |
Padilla Municipality is situated within the Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area.[3]