Tomina is a province in the Chuquisaca Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Padilla.
Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Subdivisions
Tomina Province is divided into five municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
Section Municipality Inhabitants (2001) www.ine.gov.bo (Spanish) Seat Inhabitants (2001) 1st Padilla Municipality 12,562 Padilla 2,714 2nd Tomina Municipality 9,060 Tomina 983 3rd Sopachuy Municipality 7,241 Sopachuy 1,478 4th Villa Alcalá Municipality 4,034 Villa Alcalá 838 5th El Villar Municipality 4,585 El Villar 486
The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.
Ethnic group Padilla Municipality (%) Tomina Municipality (%) Sopachuy Municipality (%) Villa Alcalá Municipality (%) El Villar Municipality (%)Quechua55.183.884.529.955.2Aymara0.50.30.20.00.2Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.60.00.20.00.7Not indigenous 43.515.814768.543.3Other indigenous groups0.30.20.41.50.5 Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Languages The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Language Padilla Municipality Tomina Municipality Sopachuy Municipality Villa Alcalá Municipality El Villar MunicipalityQuechua2,1817,8316,2611,1671,264Aymara292310715Guaraní64331Another native22310Spanish11,5854,4183,0033,5764,190Foreign2712994Only native2504,0363,791176146Native and Spanish1,9513,8032,4789971,123Only Spanish9,6356165262,5793,067
Tourist attractions Padilla Municipality is situated within the Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area.www.lexivox.org
See also Manuel Ascencio Padilla
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