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Aniceto Arce Province

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Aniceto Arce Province
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Aniceto Arce (or short: Arce) is a province in the southern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province is named after Aniceto Arce Ruiz (1824-1906), President of Bolivia from 1888 until 1892.

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Location

Aniceto Arce province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 45' and 22° 53' south and between 64° 06' and 65° 02' west.

The province borders Cercado Province and José María Avilés Province in the north, the Republic of Argentina in the west and south-east, Gran Chaco Province in the east, and Burnet O'Connor Province in the north-east.

The province extends over 140 km from north to south, and 100 km from east to west.

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Population

The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 80.7%, and 0.2% Guaraní.

The population increased from 44,713 inhabitants (1992 census) to 52,570 (2001 census), an increase of 17.6%. 42.9% of the population are younger than 15 years old.

55.4% of the population have no access to electricity, 51.4% have no sanitary facilities.

42.1% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1% in mining, 10.2% in industry, 47.6% in general services (2001).

87.4% of the population are Catholics, 8.9% are Protestants (1992).

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Division

The province comprises two municipalities:

  • Bermejo Municipality
  • Padcaya Municipality

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Climate

More information Climate data for Padcaya, elevation 2,010 m (6,590 ft), Month ...
More information Climate data for Rancho Campanario (La Merced), elevation 1,509 m (4,951 ft), (1999–2015), Month ...
More information Climate data for Coyambuyo (Emborozu), elevation 881 m (2,890 ft), (1975–2015), Month ...
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