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
Gran 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
Main 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
The province comprises three municipalities:
Caraparí Municipality
Villamontes Municipality
Yacuiba Municipality

 Places o interest 
 Aguaragüe Naitional Pairk an Integratit Management Natural Aurie
 Tariquía Flora an Fauna Naitional Reserve

Freemit airtins
General map of province 
Detailed map of province towns and rivers 
Population data (Spanish) 
Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño - Ministerio de Autonomías 

 See an aw 
 Provinces o Bolivie

Category:Provinces o Tarija Depairtment
Chaco, Gran Province