Gran Chaco Province
| Gran Chaco Province | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Tarija |
| Seat | Yacuiba |
| surface | 17,428 km² |
| Residents | 147,164 (2012) |
| density | 8.4 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO-T |
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Coordinates: 21 ° 40 ′ S , 62 ° 45 ′ W
Gran Chaco is a province in the eastern part of the Tarija Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
autonomy
In a referendum on December 6, 2009, the Gran Chaco Province declared itself the first autonomous region of Bolivia, the Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño . The region is largely cut off from the main town of Tarija by the difficult to negotiate foothills and, as a vast lowland, differs considerably from the rest of the department.
Provincial separatists even sought complete independence for the region, so that the autonomy status represents a compromise. In the Gran Chaco of Tarija there are large reserves of natural gas, the exploitation of which has led to the formation of cities in the area that was almost uninhabited a few decades ago.
The autonomy status also meant that the province received a disproportionately large share of the state income from natural gas exploitation. A large part of the funds are passed on to the districts. Accordingly, the local administrations now have much higher budgets for public investments than in the past. Since 2010, considerable funds have been invested in the construction of infrastructure, schools, market buildings, sports facilities and hospitals.
economy
In addition to the natural gas industry, livestock and agriculture, and to a lesser extent tourism, play a role. Points of attraction are the fish-rich Pilcomayo River, the border trade at Yacuiba , the folklore events and the Serranía Aguaragüe in the west.
The cheese produced in the Gran Chaco is ubiquitous throughout the department , including the typical white and salty Queso Chaqueño and local varieties such as the Queso Caizeño . It is sold in large blocks, offered for sale by vendors to try in all markets, and is an integral part of afternoon tea in many families.
location
The Gran Chaco Province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It lies between 21 ° 00 'and 22 ° 17' south latitude and between 62 ° 16 'and 64 ° 18' west longitude .
The province borders on the Chuquisaca Department in the north, the Burnet O'Connor Province in the northwest, the Aniceto Arce Province in the southwest , the Republic of Argentina in the south , and the Republic of Paraguay in the east .
The province extends over a length of 200 kilometers in north-south direction and over 200 kilometers in east-west direction.
population
The population of the province of Gran Chaco has almost doubled in two decades:
- 1992 : 74,612 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 116,318 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 147,164 inhabitants (census)
41.9 percent of the population are younger than 15 years. 98.4 percent of the population speak Spanish , 11.5 percent Quechua , 3.0 percent Aymara , and 2.7 percent Guaraní . There is also an important Mennonite community in the province, which has preserved its language and customs.
19.1 percent of the working population work in agriculture , 1.4 percent in mining , 8.3 percent in industry , 71.2 percent in the service sector ( 2001 ).
86.8 percent of the population are Catholic , 9.4 percent are Protestant ( 1992 ).
In 1992 50.7 percent of the population had no access to electricity and 41.1 percent were living without sanitary facilities . This situation has fundamentally changed in the course of urbanization and increasing prosperity. In the Yacuiba region alone, the number of electricity connections rose to 25,152 (2014), and in the Villamontes region to 10,973 (2014).
structure
The province is divided into the following three Municipios (districts):
- 06-0301 Municipio Yacuiba (4,058 km²) in the southern part of the province - 91,998 inhabitants - 22.7 inhabitants / km²
- 06-0302 Municipio Caraparí (2,743 km²) in the south-western part of the province - 15,366 inhabitants - 5.6 inhabitants / km²
- 06-0303 Municipio Villamontes (10,699 km²) in the northern and eastern part of the province - 39,800 inhabitants - 3.7 inhabitants / km²
Localities in the province of Gran Chaco
- Municipio Yacuiba
- Yacuiba pop. 61,844 - Campo Grande pop 2246 - Villa El Carmen pop 1813 - Palmar Chico pop 1766 - El Brial pop 1405 - San Isidro pop 1346 - Yaguacua pop 1323 - Lapachal Alto pop 1039 - Tierras Nuevas 1039 - Campo Pajoso pop 1012 - Crevaux pop 985 - Sanandita pop 712 - Independencia La Grampa pop 642 - Sachapera pop 561 - La Grampa pop 556 - Caiza "J" pop 502 - Bagual pop 327 - Villa Ingavi 175 pop.
- Municipio Caraparí
- Caraparí pop 3549 - Loma Alta pop 910 - San Alberto pop 672 - Saladillo pop 390 - Campo Largo pop 341 - Itaú pop 319 - Acheral pop 124 - Gutiérrez pop 88
- Municipio Villamontes
- Villamontes 30,228 pop - Tiguipa 785 pop - Puesto Uno 558 pop - Taraíri 553 pop - Ibibobo 388 pop - Caigua 378 pop - Palmar Grande 256 pop.
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original of July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Electricity distribution statistics of the Bolivian supervisory authority, as of August 21, 2015
Web links
- Tarija Department - Provincial Social Data (PDF 3.13 MB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Caraparí - detailed map and population data (PDF; 638 kB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Villamontes - detailed map and population data (PDF; 896 kB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Yacuiba - detailed map and population data (PDF; 407 kB) ( Spanish )
