Tomás Frías Province
Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.
Location
Tomás Frías province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 19° 00' und 19° 50' South and between 65° 32' und 66° 24' West.It borders Chayanta Province in the north, Oruro Department in the northwest, Antonio Quijarro Province in the southwest, José María Linares Province in the south, and Cornelio Saavedra Province in the east.
The province extends over 115 km from east to west and from north to south.
Geography
The Potosí mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Division
The province comprises four municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.| Section | Municipality | Seat |
| Capital Municipality | Potosí Municipality | Potosí |
| 1st | Tinguipaya Municipality | Tinguipaya |
| 2nd | Yocalla Municipality | Yocalla |
| 3rd | Urmiri Municipality | Urmiri |
Population
The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 84.5%, while 75.5% of the population speak Quechua. The population increased from 167,111 inhabitants to 176,922, an increase of 20%. Capital of the province is Potosí.28% of the population have no access to electricity, 50.5% have no sanitary facilities.
21% of the population are employed in agriculture, 8% in mining, 10% in industry, 61% in general services. 92% of the population are Catholics, 5% Protestants.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.
| Ethnic group | Potosí Municipality | Tinguipaya Municipality | Yocalla Municipality | Urmiri Municipality |
| Quechua | 68,1 | 94,7 | 93,8 | 49,3 |
| Aymara | 2,0 | 0,2 | 0,4 | 46,6 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0,2 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 |
| Not indigenous | 29,5 | 5,1 | 5,7 | 4,1 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0,2 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 |