Eustaquio Méndez Province
| Location in Bolivie | |
|---|---|
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| Main Data | |
| Caipital | San Lorenzo |
| Aurie | 4,070 km² |
| Population | 32,038 (2001) |
| Densitie | 7.9 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.MD |
Eustaquio Méndez is a province in the northwastren pairts o the Bolivie depairtment o Tarija.
Location
[eedit | eedit soorce]Eustaquio Méndez province is ane o sax provinces in the Tarija Depairtment. It is locatit atween 20° 57' and 21° 36' sooth an atween 64° 23' an 65° 15' wast.
The province borders Chuquisaca Depairtment in the north an wast, José María Avilés Province in the sooth, Cercado Province in the sooth-east, an Burdett O'Connor Province in the east.
The province extends ower 90 km frae north tae sooth, an 105 km frae east tae wast.
Population
[eedit | eedit soorce]The principal leid o the province is Spaingie, spoken bi 99.7 %, while 1.7 % o the population speak Quechua, 0.2 speak Aymara, an 0.1 % Guaraní.
The population increased frae 29,868 inhabitants (1992 census) tae 32,038 (2001 census), an increase o 7.3 %. - 46.9 % o the population are younger than 15 year auld.
78.1 % o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 77.8 % hae nae sanitar facilities (1992).
67.8 % o the population are employed in agricultur, 0.1 % in minin, 5.9 % in industrie, 26.2 % in general services (2001).
95.1 % o the population are Catholics, 3.1 % are Protestants (1992).
Diveesion
[eedit | eedit soorce]The province comprises twa municipalities:
Places o interest
[eedit | eedit soorce]Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- General map o province Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Detailed map o province touns an rivers Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Population data (Spainyie) Archived 2007-02-22 at the Wayback Machine