# Gran Chaco Province

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Province of Bolivia

Province in Tarija, Bolivia

Gran Chaco Gran Chaco Province Location of Gran Chaco in Bolivia Location of Gran Chaco in Tarija Coordinates: 21°40′S 62°45′W / 21.667°S 62.750°W / -21.667; -62.750 Country Bolivia Department Tarija Capital Yacuíba Area • Total 17,594 km2 (6,793 sq mi) Population (2024 census) • Total 159,237 • Density 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)

**Gran Chaco** is a [province](/source/Provinces_of_Bolivia) in the eastern part of [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), located in the [department of](/source/Departments_of_Bolivia) [Tarija](/source/Tarija_Department).[1] 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.[1] It is located between 21° 00' and 22° 17' [south](/source/Latitude) and between 62° 16' and 64° 18' [west](/source/Longitude).[1]

The province borders [Chuquisaca Department](/source/Chuquisaca_Department) in the north, [Burnet O'Connor Province](/source/Burnet_O'Connor_Province) in the north-west, [Aniceto Arce Province](/source/Aniceto_Arce_Province) in the south-west, [Argentina](/source/Argentina) in the south, and [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay) in the east.

The province extends over 200 km from north to south, and 200 km from east to west.

## Population

The main [language](/source/Language) of the province is [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language), spoken by 98.4%, while 11.5% of the population speak [Quechua](/source/Quechua_language), 3.0% speak [Aymara](/source/Aymara_language), and 2.7% [Guaraní](/source/Guarani_language).

The population increased from 74,612 inhabitants (1992 [census](/source/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](/source/Electricity_generation), 41.1% have no [sanitary facilities](/source/Tap_water) (1992).

19.1% of the population are employed in [agriculture](/source/Primary_sector_of_industry), 1.4% in [mining](/source/Mining), 8.3% in [industry](/source/Secondary_sector_of_industry), 71.2% in [general services](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_industry) (2001).

86.8% of the population are [Catholics](/source/Roman_Catholicism_in_Bolivia), 9.4% are [Protestants](/source/Protestantism_in_South_America) (1992).

## Division

The province comprises three [municipalities](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia):

- [Caraparí Municipality](/source/Carapar%C3%AD)

- [Villamontes Municipality](/source/Villamontes)

- [Yacuiba Municipality](/source/Yacuiba)

## Places of interest

- [Aguaragüe National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area](/source/Aguarag%C3%BCe_National_Park_and_Integrated_Management_Natural_Area)

- [Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve](/source/Tariqu%C3%ADa_Flora_and_Fauna_National_Reserve)

## See also

- [Agriculture of Bolivia](/source/Agriculture_in_Bolivia)

- [Provinces of Bolivia](/source/Provinces_of_Bolivia)

- [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia)

- [Bolivian cuisine](/source/Bolivian_cuisine)

- [Bolivian wine](/source/Bolivian_wine)

## External links

- [General map of province](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201236/http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/tarija/t_gchaco.htm)

- [Detailed map of province towns and rivers](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201136/http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/tarija/gchaco.htm)

- [Population data (Spanish)](https://web.archive.org/web/20070222115622/http://www.ine.gov.bo/cgi-bin/PIWDGEOxx.EXE)

- [Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño - Ministerio de Autonomías](https://web.archive.org/web/20110428105059/http://www.autonomia.gob.bo/portal3/content/regi%C3%B3n-aut%C3%B3noma-chaco-tarije%C3%B1o)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) Tholen, Paul M.; Villagra A., Oscar (1990). [*Complejo de tierra en la provincia Gran Chaco. Una determinación de cualidades de la tierra a nivel de reconocimiento*](https://www.fao.org/4/ar847s/ar847s.pdf) (PDF) (in Spanish). [Food and Agriculture Organization](/source/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization). pp. 5–6.

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