# Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia – Provinces, Population & Map

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Department · Bolivia 

# Chuquisaca Department

Chuquisaca Department is a department of Bolivia. It had an estimated **661,119 people** in 2022 on 50,945 km² (about 13 per km²). Its main town is Sucre. It is divided into 10 provinces. 2,164 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2,005 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 661,119people (2022)
- 50,945km²
- 10provinces
- 2,005mapped services

## How many people live in Chuquisaca Department?

Chuquisaca Department had an estimated **661,119 people** in 2022 — 5.5% of Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), 5th of 9 departments. There are 1,010 women for every 1,000 men (above the Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de) figure of 993). Spread over 50,945 km², that is about **13 people per km²**, 4th of 9 departments.

29.9% of people are children under 15 and 8.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 26 across Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de)). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.

0–4 ****66,336**

5–9 ****64,788**

10–14 ****66,407**

15–19 ****65,736**

20–24 ****63,875**

25–29 ****56,676**

30–34 ****46,389**

35–39 ****39,067**

40–44 ****33,970**

45–49 ****30,264**

50–54 ****26,248**

55–59 ****23,036**

60–64 ****19,560**

65–69 ****16,458**

70–74 ****14,567**

75–79 ****11,672**

80+ ****16,070**

Source: [UNFPA and Ministerio de Educación, Ministerio de Salud y Deportes, Instituto Nacional de Estadística. via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bol).

## Where is Chuquisaca Department?

Chuquisaca Department lies in [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 4 other departments: [Cochabamba Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/), [Potosí Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/), [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/) and [Tarija Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/). By area it is the 8th largest of 9 departments in Bolivia. It covers 4.7% of [Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de)](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). The centre of Chuquisaca Department is about 144 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 19.9322° S, 64.2711° W.

Source: [Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bol).

## Things to see in and around Chuquisaca Department

OpenStreetMap lists 102 named sights in Chuquisaca Department: 33 attractions; 25 museums; 16 viewpoints; 7 memorials; 3 waterfalls; 3 monuments; 3 archaeological sites; 3 theme parks; 2 nature reserves; 1 national park; 1 hot spring; 1 gallery; 1 ruins; 1 cave; 1 castle or fort; 1 beach.

- Casa de la Libertad · museum
- Castillo de La Glorieta · museum
- Hacienda El Patronato - La Casa Grande · museum
- Hacienda San Pedro · museum
- Museo ASUR · museum
- Museo Alfredo Gutiérrez Valenzuela · museum
- Museo Antropológico · museum
- Museo Arte Indigena (asur) · museum
- Museo Charcas · museum
- Museo Costumbrista Casa Deheza · museum
- Museo Eclesiástico · museum
- Museo Histórico Militar de la Nación · museum
- Museo Nacional de Etnográfica y Folklore · museum
- Museo Universitario de Anatomia · museum
- Museo de Anatomía Humana · museum
- Museo de Santa Clara · museum
- Museo de dinosaurios Cal Orcko · museum
- Museo de la Batalla de Jumbate · museum
- Museo de la Recoleta · museum
- Museo del Charango · museum
- Museo del Chocolate · museum
- Museo del Tesoro · museum
- Museo del sombrero · museum
- Palacete del Guereo · museum
- Palacio de La Florida · museum
- Inca Machay · archaeological site
- Pinturas Rupestres · archaeological site
- Puma Machay · archaeological site
- Palacete de La Florida · castle or fort
- Cascada La Pajcha de Villa Serrano · waterfall

…and 72 more.

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Chuquisaca Department

- Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/La_Paz
- CurrencyBoliviano (BOB)
- Country calling code+591
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, C · 115/230 V
- Driving sideRight

### Nearest airports

- Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre119 km
- Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (TJA) · Tarija186 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 17:45).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 05:49 19:02 13.2 h 

Feb 06:08 18:54 12.8 h 

Mar 06:19 18:33 12.2 h 

Apr 06:27 18:07 11.7 h 

May 06:37 17:48 11.2 h 

Jun 06:49 17:45 10.9 h 

Jul 06:52 17:53 11.0 h 

Aug 06:39 18:04 11.4 h 

Sep 06:13 18:11 12.0 h 

Oct 05:47 18:18 12.5 h 

Nov 05:30 18:33 13.0 h 

Dec 05:32 18:51 13.3 h 

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Provinces of Chuquisaca Department

Province Area km² Municipalities Services 

[Azurduy Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/azurduy/) 3,083 2 87 

[Belisario Boeto Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/belisario-boeto/) 1,730 1 67 

[Hernando Siles Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/hernando-siles/) 6,344 2 165 

[Luis Calvo Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/) 13,032 3 77 

[Nor Cinti Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/nor-cinti/) 7,708 4 266 

[Oropeza Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/oropeza/) 3,549 3 911 

[Sur Cinti Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/sur-cinti/) 5,462 3 86 

[Tomina Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/tomina/) 4,261 5 127 

[Yamparáez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/yamparaez/) 1,725 2 100 

[Zudáñez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/zudanez/) 4,050 4 119 

Source: [Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bol); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Largest towns in Chuquisaca Department

- Sucre224,838
- Monteagudo8,289
- Camargo4,715
- Padilla2,920
- Tarabuco2,428

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above.

## Landscape and landmarks of Chuquisaca Department

Named natural and historic features inside Chuquisaca Department, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

322 rivers and streams; 5 lakes.

- Laguna Blanca
- Laguna Gusqui
- Laguna Los Patos
- Laguna Medio
- Laguna Seca
- Quebrada Blas Huaico
- Quebrada Cachicani
- Quebrada Cañón Verde
- Quebrada Dorita
- Quebrada Huertamayu
- Quebrada Itapú
- Quebrada Lique Mayu
- Quebrada Llave Khasa
- Quebrada Macharetí
- Quebrada Muripaya
- Quebrada Noriega
- Quebrada Pilaya
- Quebrada Pozo del Anta
- Quebrada Rosal
- Quebrada Rumi Cruz
- Quebrada Río Abajo
- Quebrada San Julián
- Quebrada Sararenda
- Quebrada Serena

…and 303 more.

### Hills and mountains

361 mountains; 69 hills; 22 mountain passes.

- Cerro Lique · 4,703 m
- Cerro Codoriri · 4,547 m
- Cerro Perca Cancha · 4,520 m
- Cerro Trachaca · 4,519 m
- Cerro Sipe · 4,422 m
- Cerro Quellu Apacheta · 4,410 m
- Cerro Chanchajli · 4,400 m
- Cerro Raili · 4,355 m
- Cerro Photulo Punta · 4,280 m
- Cerro Poqueñita · 4,232 m
- Cerro Cruz · 4,197 m
- Cerro Yana Khakha · 4,156 m
- Cerro Kibin Chu · 4,155 m
- Cerro Chulluncani · 4,136 m
- Cerro Huailla · 4,132 m
- Cerro Huanaquilla · 4,129 m
- Cerro Huallcayoj · 4,120 m
- Cerro Yuariyoj · 4,103 m
- Cerro Huaylla Jara · 4,101 m
- Cerro Azul Pampa · 4,091 m
- Cerro Chico · 4,083 m
- Cerro Phity Puente · 4,057 m
- Cerro Corco Barayoj · 4,038 m
- Cerro Alcamari · 4,021 m

…and 428 more.

### Forests and nature

2 parks.

- Parque Bolívar
- Parque cretácico

### History

2 museums; 1 fort.

- Casa de la Libertad
- Fortín Villazón
- Museo Santa CLara

### Getting around

5 airfields; 4 airports; 2 railway stations; 2 bridges.

- Alcantari International Airport
- El Porvenir Sur Airport
- Estación Aniceto Arce
- Estación Higueras
- Huacareta Airport
- Monteagudo Airport
- Pepinalito
- Presto
- Puente Arce
- Puente Sucre
- Tarabuco
- Vuelta Grande Airport
- Zudanez

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Chuquisaca Department and the best time to visit

In Chuquisaca Department, the warmest month is Nov (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 655 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (131 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 131 

Feb 17 121 

Mar 17 96 

Apr 16 46 

May 14 13 

Jun 14 9 

Jul 13 6 

Aug 15 4 

Sep 17 12 

Oct 18 43 

Nov 18 57 

Dec 18 116 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chuquisaca Department

Places mapped inside Chuquisaca Department in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals105
- Banks28
- ATMs13
- Petrol pumps26
- Hotels199
- Shopping malls10
- Schools1,072
- Colleges and universities51
- Cinemas6
- Pharmacies73
- Restaurants337
- Police stations23
- Dental clinics62

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Chuquisaca Department?In Bolivia
- What is the population of Chuquisaca Department?661,119 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Chuquisaca Department?About 25 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Chuquisaca Department?About 13 people per km²
- What borders Chuquisaca Department?Cochabamba Department, Potosí Department, Santa Cruz Department and Tarija Department
- What is there to see in Chuquisaca Department?Acantilado con colores, Aguas Termales de Talula, Aniceto Arce, Antonio José de Sucre
- What time zone is Chuquisaca Department in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Chuquisaca Department?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Chuquisaca Department?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- What is the largest town in Chuquisaca Department?Sucre
- What is the highest point in Chuquisaca Department?Cerro Lique (4,703 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Chuquisaca Department?March to December
- How many hospitals are in Chuquisaca Department?105 mapped
- How many banks are in Chuquisaca Department?28 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Chuquisaca Department?13 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Chuquisaca Department?26 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chuquisaca Department?BO01 (OCHA common operational dataset)