Burnet O'Connor Province
| Burnet O'Connor Burdet O'Connor |
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| Coordinates: 21°30′S 64°05′W / 21.5°S 64.083°WCoordinates: 21°30′S 64°05′W / 21.5°S 64.083°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Tarija |
| Capital | Entre Ríos |
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| • Total | 6,043 km2 (2,333.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,339 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
Burnet O'Connor[1] is a province in the northern part of Tarija Department in Bolivia.
The province is also known as Burdet O'Connor and is named after Francisco Burdett O'Connor, a chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija.[citation needed]
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[edit] Location
Burnet O'Connor province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 20° 53' and 21° 58' south and between 63° 36' and 64° 26' west.
The province borders Chuquisaca Department in the north, Eustaquio Méndez Province in the north-west, Cercado Province in the west, Aniceto Arce Province in the south-west, and Gran Chaco Province in the south and east.
The province extends over 140 kilometres (87 mi) from north to south, and 100 kilometres (62 mi) from east to west.
[edit] Population
The main idiom of the province is Spanish, spoken by 98.4 %, while 10.3 % of the population speak Guaraní, 1.8 speak Quechua, and 0.3 % Aymara.
The population increased from 17,763 inhabitants (1992 census) to 19,339 (2001 census), an increase of 8.9 %. - 47.5 % of the population are younger than 15 years old.
89.5 % of the population have no access to electricity, 84.5 % have no sanitary facilities.
51.6 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 14.6 % in mining, 7.0 % in industry, 26.8 % in general services (2001).
89.9 % of the population are Catholics, 4.0 % are Protestants (1992).
[edit] Division
In contrast to the neighbouring provinces, the province comprises only one municipio which is Entre Ríos. It is identical to the Burnet O'Connor Province.
[edit] Places of interest
[edit] References
- ^ a b Burnet O'Connor population data from 2001 Census. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia.
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[edit] External links
- Provincia Burnet O'Connor - general map from La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB) (Spanish)
- Provincia Burnet O'Connor - detailed map from La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB) (Spanish)
