Jaime Zudáñez Province
Encyclopedia
Jaime Zudáñez is a province
in the Bolivia
n department
of Chuquisaca
. It was named after Jaime de Zudáñez
, emancipation leader born in Chuquisaca in 1772.
which are further subdivided into cantons
.
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
in the Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n department
Departments of Bolivia
Bolivia is divided into nine departments . Each of the departments is subdivided into provinces , which are further subdivided into municipalities ....
of Chuquisaca
Chuquisaca Department
Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.-Geography:...
. It was named after Jaime de Zudáñez
Jaime de Zudáñez
Jaime de Zudáñez was a Bolivian politician and hero of the independence of three countries in South America.Zudáñez was born in the city of La Plata, Chuquisaca, in present day Bolivia. He graduated as a lawyer in 1792, and continued his studies at the Academia Carolina, where he obtained a...
, emancipation leader born in Chuquisaca in 1772.
Subdivision
The province is divided into four municipalitiesMunicipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...
which are further subdivided into cantons
Cantons of Bolivia
||On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into cantons ....
.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tacopaya Municipality or Zudáñez Municipality | Tacopaya or Zudáñez Zudáñez -References:... |
| 2nd | Presto Municipality | Presto Presto, Bolivia Presto is a Bolivian town located in Jaime Zudáñez Province, Chuquisaca Department, 95 km east of Sucre.... |
| 3rd | Mojocoya Municipality | Mojocoya |
| 4th | Icla Municipality or Ricardo Mujia Municipality | Icla |
Places of interest
- El Palmar Integrated Management Natural AreaEl Palmar Integrated Management Natural AreaEl Palmar Integrated Management Natural Area - not to be confused with El Palmar National Park in Argentina - is a protected area in Bolivia located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province....