Gran Chaco Province
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| Capital | Yacuíba |
| Area | 17,594 km² |
| Population | 116,318 (2001) |
| Density | 6.6 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.GC |
Gran Chaco is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province voted to become an autonomous region on 6 December 2009.
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[edit] Location
Gran Chaco province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 00' and 22° 17' south and between 62° 16' and 64° 18' west.
The province borders Chuquisaca Department in the north, Burnet O'Connor Province in the north-west, Aniceto Arce Province in the south-west, Argentina in the south, and Paraguay in the east.
The province extends over 200 km from north to south, and 200 km from east to west.
[edit] Population
Main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 98.4 %, while 11.5 % of the population speak Quechua, 3.0 speak Aymara, and 2.7 % Guaraní.
The population increased from 74,612 inhabitants (1992 census) to 116,318 (2001 census), an increase of 55.9 %. - 41.9 % of the population are younger than 15 years old.
50.7 % of the population have no access to electricity, 41.1 % have no sanitary facilities (1992).
19.1 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 1.4 % in mining, 8.3 % in industry, 71.2 % in general services (2001).
86.8 % of the population are Catholics, 9.4 % are Protestants (1992).
[edit] Division
The province comprises three municipalities:
[edit] Places of interest
- Aguaragüe National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
- Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve
[edit] External links
- General map of province
- Detailed map of province towns and rivers
- Population data (Spanish)
- Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño - Ministerio de Autonomías
