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Uriondo Municipality
Uriondo is a town in the Bolivian Tarija Department Tarija () is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering with Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2012 census, it has a population of 482,196 inhabitants. It has an area of . The city .... ''Uriondo'' is the administrative center of José María Avilés Province and is located at an elevation of 1,709 m on the confluence of ''Río Rochero'' and ''Río Camacho'', 25 km south of Tarija, the department capital. Uriondo has a population of circa 2,500 inhabitants. External linksMap of province Populated places in Tarija Department {{Tarija-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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Tarija Department
Tarija () is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering with Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2012 census, it has a population of 482,196 inhabitants. It has an area of . The city of Tarija is the capital of the department. Subdivisions The department is divided into five provinces and one autonomous region: # Gran Chaco Province (autonomous region) # Aniceto Arce Province # José María Avilés Province # Cercado Province # Eustaquio Méndez Province # Burdett O'Connor Province Notable places in Tarija include: * Villamontes in the department's oil-producing eastern scrubland. Villamontes has recorded the hottest temperature ever in Bolivia, , several times, most recently on 29 October 2010. * Bermejo, a border town adjoining Aguas Blancas, Argentina * Yacuiba, a border town with Argentina. The Department of Tarija is renowned for its mild, pleasant climate, and comprises one of the country's foremost agric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Avilés Province
José María Avilés (or: ''Avilez'') is a province in the western parts of the Bolivian department of Tarija. Location ''Avilés'' province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 28' and 22° 05' south and between 64° 29' and 65° 25' west. The province borders Eustaquio Méndez Province in the north, Potosí Department in the west, Argentina in the south, Aniceto Arce Province in the south-east, and Cercado Province in the north-east. The province extends over 85 km from north to south, and 115 km from east to west. Population Main idiom of the province is Spanish. The population increased from 16,210 inhabitants (1992 census) to 17,504 (2001 census), an increase of 8.0%. - 47.6% of the population are younger than 15 years old. 81.6% of the population have no access to electricity, 82.9% have no sanitary facilities (1992). 77.0% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1% in mining, 3.7% in industry, 19.2% in gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarija, Bolivia
Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is the largest city and capital and municipality within the Tarija Department, with an airport (Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport, (TJA)) offering regular service to primary Bolivian cities, as well as a regional bus terminal with domestic and international connections. Its climate is semi-arid (BSh) with generally mild temperatures in contrast to the harsh cold of the Altiplano (e.g., La Paz) and the year-round humid heat of the Amazon Basin (e.g., Santa Cruz de la Sierra). Tarija has a population of 234,442. History The name of ''Tarija'' is said to come from Francisco de Tarija or Tarifa. However, researched information disproves that probability. Members of the first group of Spaniards to enter the valley where present-day Tarija is situated, stated that the name of Tarija was already in use. This group did not include anyone by the name of Francisco de Tarija. Similar-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
