Official Name: | Yamparáez Province |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Yamparáez Province within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Chuquisaca Department |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tarabuco |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 1,625 |
Population As Of: | 2024 census |
Population Total: | 21,788 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechuas |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -19.1667°N -122°W |
Yamparáez is a province in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca. It is divided in two sections: first section with head in the town of Tarabuco, and the second section with its head in Yamparáez.
The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
Section | Municipality | Seat |
---|---|---|
1st | Tarabuco | |
2nd | Yamparáez | |
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.
Ethnic group | Tarabuco Municipality (%) | Yamparáez Municipality (%) |
---|---|---|
Quechua | 92.9 | 96.5 |
Aymara | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 | 0.1 |
6.6 | 3.0 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 | 0.1 |
The languages spoken in the province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.
Language | Tarabuco Municipality | Yamparáez Municipality |
---|---|---|
Quechua | 17,850 | 9,222 |
Aymara | 52 | 21 |
Guaraní | 1 | 0 |
Another native | 2 | 4 |
Spanish | 5,605 | 4,138 |
Foreign | 17 | 6 |
Only native | 12,592 | 5,287 |
Native and Spanish | 5,271 | 3,938 |
Only Spanish | 334 | 200 |