Oropeza Province
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.
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.| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants | Seat | Inhabitants |
| Capital Municipality | Sucre Municipality | 214,913 | Sucre | 193,876 |
| 1st | Yotala Municipality | 9,497 | Yotala | 1,538 |
| 2nd | Poroma Municipality | 16,966 | Poroma | 486 |
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.| Ethnic group | Sucre Municipality | Yotala Municipality | Poroma Municipality |
| Quechua | 57.3 | 90.4 | 94.7 |
| Aymara | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Not indigenous | 38.6 | 8.3 | 4.2 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Languages
The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua.| Language | Sucre Municipality | Yotala Municipality | Poroma Municipality |
| Quechua | 116,053 | 8,197 | 15,554 |
| Aymara | 3,322 | 68 | 165 |
| Guaraní | 344 | 8 | 4 |
| Another native | 67 | 0 | 4 |
| Spanish | 183,231 | 5,587 | 4,620 |
| Foreign | 8,156 | 41 | 8 |
| Only native | 19,901 | 3,319 | 11,057 |
| Native and Spanish | 97,831 | 4,916 | 4,513 |
| Only Spanish | 85,497 | 673 | 107 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo