Gran Chaco is a province in the eastern part of Bolivia, located in the department of Tarija. The province voted to become an autonomous region on December 6, 2009.
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.
Demographics The 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 were then younger than 15 years old.
50.7% of the population had no access to electricity, 41.1% had 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 (as of 1992).
The latest census in Bolivia (2024) counted 159,237 people (148,766, aged 4 and over) in the province, out of which 2,903 were German-speaking Mennonites aged 4 and over or 2.0% of the entire population.
Division The province comprises three municipalities: Caraparí Municipality Villamontes Municipality Yacuiba Municipality
Places of interest Aguaragüe National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve
See also Agriculture of Bolivia Provinces of Bolivia Bolivia Bolivian cuisine Bolivian wine
External links General map of province Detailed map of province towns and rivers Population data (Spanish) Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño - Ministerio de Autonomías
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