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Sopachuy

Coordinates: 19°29′S 64°28′W / 19.483°S 64.467°W / -19.483; -64.467
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Sopachuy
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Sopachuy is located in Bolivia
Sopachuy
Sopachuy
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°11′S 64°28′W / 19.183°S 64.467°W / -19.183; -64.467
Country Bolivia
DepartmentChuquisaca Department
ProvinceTomina Province
MunicipalitySopachuy Municipality
Government
 • MayorMario Núñez S. (2010–15)[1]
Area
 • Total286 sq mi (741 km2)
Elevation
6,820 ft (2,080 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total7.241
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Sopachuy is a town located in Tomina Province in the Chuquisaca Department in south-central Bolivia. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. At the time of the 2001 census, the municipality had 7,241 inhabitants.[2]

Sopachuy was founded on 30 October 1581, and was the site of the Battle of Sopachuy in 1817.

References

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  1. ^ "A los cuatro vientos proclamo con amor desmedido mi pasión a esta tierra radiante y fecunda cuna de unidad y fervor" [To the four winds I proclaim with boundless love my passion for this radiant and fertile land, cradle of unity and fervor] (in Spanish). section 3. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Municipios: Población Total Área y Sexo, Censo 2001" [Municipalities: Total Population Area and Sex, 2001 Census] (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2024.

19°29′S 64°28′W / 19.483°S 64.467°W / -19.483; -64.467