Burdett O'Connor Province
Burdett O'Connor Burdett O'Connor | |
|---|---|
 Location o Burdett O'Connor in Bolivie | |
 Location o Burdett O'Connor in Tarija | |
| Coordinates: 21°30′S 64°05′W / 21.500°S 64.083°W | |
| Kintra | Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Tarija |
| Caipital | Entre Ríos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6043 km2 (2,333 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,339 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
Burdett O'Connor[1] is a province in the northren pairt o Tarija Depairtment in Bolivie. It is namit efter Francisco Burdett O'Connor, a chronicler o the Sooth American War o Unthrildom.
Location[eedit | eedit soorce]
Burdett O'Connor province is ane o sax provinces in the Tarija Depairtment. It is locatit atween 20° 53' an 21° 58' sooth an atween 63° 36' an 64° 26' wast.
The province borders Chuquisaca Depairtment in the north, Eustaquio Méndez Province in the north-wast, Cercado Province in the wast, Aniceto Arce Province in the sooth-wast, an Gran Chaco Province in the sooth an east.
The province extends ower 140 kilometre (87 mi) frae north tae sooth, an 100 kilometre (62 mi) frae east tae wast.
Population[eedit | eedit soorce]
The main idiom o the province is Spainyie, spoken bi 98.4 %, while 10.3 % o the population speak Guaraní, 1.8 speak Quechua, an 0.3 % Aymara.
The population increased frae 17,763 inhabitants (1992 census) tae 19,339 (2001 census), an increase o 8.9 %. - 47.5 % o the population are younger than 15 year auld.
89.5 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 84.5 % hae nae sanitary facilities.
51.6 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 14.6 % in minin, 7.0 % in industrie, 26.8 % in general services (2001).
89.9 % o the population are Catholics, 4.0 % are Protestants (1992).
Diveesion[eedit | eedit soorce]
In contrast tae the neebourin provinces, the province comprises anerlie ane municipio which is Entre Ríos. It is identical tae the Burdett O'Connor Province.
Places o interest[eedit | eedit soorce]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ a b Burnet O'Connor population data from 2001 Census. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Provincia Burnet O'Connor - general map Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine from La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB) (in Spaingie)
- Provincia Burnet O'Connor - detailed map Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine from La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB) (in Spaingie)