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Burdett O'Connor Province

Field	Value
name	Burdett O'Connor
other_name	Burdett O'Connor
settlement_type	Province
image_map	Bolivia Tarija Burnet O'Connor.png
map_caption	Location of Burnet O'Connor in Bolivia
image_map1	Bolivia department of tarija.png
map_caption1	Location of Burnet O'Connor in Tarija
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Bolivia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Tarija
seat_type	Capital
seat	Entre Ríos
area_total_km2	6043
population_footnotes
population_total	20,846
population_as_of	2024 census
population_density_km2	auto
iso_code

Burdett O'Connor is a province in the northern part of Tarija Department in Bolivia, named after Francisco Burdett O'Connor, a chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija.

Location

Burdett 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 km from north to south, and 100 km from east to west.

Population

The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 98.4%, while 10.3% of the population speak Guaraní, also 1.8 speak Quechua, and 0.3% Aymara (by western immigrants).

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).

Division

In contrast to the neighbouring provinces, the province comprises only one municipio which is Entre Ríos. It is identical to the Burdett O'Connor Province.

Places of interest

Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve

References

"Bolivia: Administrative divisions". City Population.
(November 2016)

Wikipedia Source

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