Gran Chaco Province
Gran Chaco is a province in the eastren pairts o the Bolivie depairtment Tarija. The province votit tae become an autonomous region on 6 December 2009.
| Location in Bolivie | |
|---|---|
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| Main Data | |
| Caipital | Yacuíba |
| Aurie | 17,594 km² |
| Population | 116,318 (2001) |
| Densitie | 6.6 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.GC |
Location
eeditGran Chaco province is ane o sax provinces in the Tarija Depairtment. It is locatit atween 21° 00' an 22° 17' sooth an atween 62° 16' an 64° 18' wast.
The province borders Chuquisaca Depairtment in the north, Burdett O'Connor Province in the northwast, Aniceto Arce Province in the sooth-wast, Argentinae in the sooth, an Paraguay in the east.
The province extends ower 200 km frae north tae sooth, an 200 km frae east tae wast.
Population
eeditMain leid o the province is Spainyie, spoken bi 98.4 %, while 11.5 % o the population speak Quechua, 3.0 speak Aymara, an 2.7 % Guaraní.
The population increased frae 74,612 inhabitants (1992 census) tae 116,318 (2001 census), an increase o 55.9 %. - 41.9 % o the population are younger than 15 year auld.
50.7 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 41.1 % hae nae sanitary facilities (1992).
19.1 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 1.4 % in minin, 8.3 % in industrie, 71.2 % in general services (2001).
86.8 % o the population are Catholics, 9.4 % are Protestants (1992).
Diveesion
eeditThe province comprises three municipalities:
Places o interest
eeditFreemit airtins
eedit- General map of province Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Detailed map of province towns and rivers Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Population data (Spanish) Archived 2007-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño - Ministerio de Autonomías Archived 2011-04-28 at the Wayback Machine