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Oropeza Province

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Country
  
Bolivia

Capital
  
Sucre

Time zone
  
GMT -4

Department
  
Chuquisaca Department

Elevation
  
7,000 ft (2,000 m)

Area
  
3,943 kmĀ²

Oropeza Province

University
  
University of Saint Francis Xavier

Clubs and Teams
  
Universitario de Sucre, Club Independiente Petrolero, Club Deportivo Universitario San Francisco Xavier

Points of interest
  
Sucre Cathedral, Parque Bolivar, MUSEO ETNOGRAFIA Y FOLKL, Museo del Tesoro, Recoleta

Oropeza is a province in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Sucre which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the Chuquisaca Department.

Contents

Map of Oropeza, Bolivia

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Subdivision

The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Places of interest

The archaeological sites of Inka Mach'ay and Puma Mach'ay are situated within the province. Inka Mach'ay was declared a National Monument in 1958.

References

Oropeza Province Wikipedia