Manuel María Caballero Province is one of the fifteen provinces of the
Bolivia
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Department
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Government and military
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and is situated in the department's western parts. The province name honors deputy Manuel María Caballero from
Vallegrande
Vallegrande (''Spanish: "Big Valley"'') is a small colonial town in Bolivia, located in the Department of Santa Cruz, some 125 km (bee-line) southwest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is the capital of the Vallegrande Province and Vallegrande ...
, one of the signatories of the Bolivian constitution (Constitución política) of 5 August 1861.
Location
''Manuel María Caballero Province'' is located between 17° 26' and 18° 15'
South
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Etymology
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and between 64° 07' and 64° 50'
West
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Etymology
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. It extends over 90 km from North to South, and 75 km from West to East.
The province is situated on the western edge of the Bolivian lowlands and borders Cochabamba Department in the West,
Vallegrande Province
Vallegrande is a province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.
Subdivision
The province is divided into 5 ''municipios'' (municipalities):
See also
*La Higuera
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in the South,
Florida Province
Florida is a province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Samaipata. The province was created by law on December 15, 1924.Ichilo Province in the Northeast.
Population
The population of Manuel María Caballero Province has increased by circa 35% over the recent two decades:
*1992: 16,074 inhabitants (
census
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)
*2001: 20,562 inhabitants (
census
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)
*2005: 21,517 inhabitants (est.)
*2010: 22,916 inhabitants (est.)Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones
20.0% of the population is urban population. ''(1992)''
44.9% of the population are younger than 15 years old. ''(1992)''
95.4% of the population speak Spanish, 43.8% speak Quechua, and 1.6 speak Aymara. ''(1992)''
70.1% of the population have no access to electricity, 70.8% have no sanitary facilities. ''(1992)''
90.1% of the population are Catholics, 8.4% are Protestants. ''(1992)''
Division
The province comprises two
municipios
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