Burdett O'Connor is a province in the northern part of Tarija Department in

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. The province is also known as Burdett O'Connor and is named after

Francisco Burdett O'Connor Francisco Burdett O'Connor (12 June 1791 - 5 October 1871) was an officer in the Irish Legion of Simón Bolívar's army in Venezuela. He later became Chief of Staff to Antonio José de Sucre and Minister of War of Bolivia. Aside from Simón Bol ...

, a chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija.

Location

Burdett O'Connor province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 20° 53' and 21° 58'

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and between 63° 36' and 64° 26' west. The province borders Chuquisaca Department in the north, Eustaquio Méndez Province in the north-west, Cercado Province in the west, Aniceto Arce Province in the south-west, and Gran Chaco Province in the south and east. The province extends over from north to south, and from east to west.

Population

The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 98.4%, while 10.3% of the population speak Guaraní, also 1.8 speak Quechua, and 0.3% Aymara (by western immigrants). The population increased from 17,763 inhabitants (1992 census) to 19,339 (2001 census), an increase of 8.9%. - 47.5% of the population are younger than 15 years old. 89.5% of the population have no access to electricity, 84.5% have no

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. 51.6% of the population are employed in agriculture, 14.6% in mining, 7.0% in industry, 26.8% in general services (2001). 89.9% of the population are

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, 4.0% are

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(1992).

Division

In contrast to the neighbouring provinces, the province comprises only one municipio which is Entre Ríos. It is identical to the Burdett O'Connor Province.

Places of interest

Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve (''Reserva Nacional de Flora y Fauna Tariquía'') is a protected area in the Tarija Department, Bolivia, situated in the Aniceto Arce Province, Burnet O'Connor Province, Gran Chaco Province and José Marí ...

References

External links

Provincia Burnet O'Connor - general map
from ''La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia'' (CGIAB) {{in lang, es Provinces of Tarija Department