Tomina Province

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1][2]

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Subdivisions

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Tomina Province is divided into five municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.

Section Municipality Inhabitants (2001) [3] 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 (%)
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
Not indigenous 43.5 15.8 147 68.5 43.3
Other indigenous groups 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.5 0.5

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.[4]

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

Tourist attractions

Padilla Municipality is situated within the Iñao National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area.[5]

See also

References

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  3. www.ine.gov.bo (Spanish)
  4. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  5. www.lexivox.org