Ángel Sandoval Province is one of the fifteen provinces of the

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n Santa Cruz Department and is situated in the department's eastern parts.

Location

''Ángel Sandoval Province'' is located between 16° 16' and 18° 00'

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and between 57° 37' and 59° 30'

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. It extends over 100–180 km from West to East, and 210 km from North to South. The province is situated in the Bolivian lowlands and borders

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in the East and North,

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in the Northwest,

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in the Southwest, and

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in the Southeast.

Population

The population of Ángel Sandoval Province has increased by circa 40% over the recent two decades: *1992: 10,695 inhabitants (

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) *2001: 13,073 inhabitants (

) *2005: 14,135 inhabitants (est.) *2010: 14,719 inhabitants (est.)Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones
/ref> 46.1% of the population are younger than 15 years old. ''(1992)'' The

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rate of the province increased from 84.4% (1992) to 89.3% (2001). 98.4% of the population speak

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, 2.1% speak

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, 1.5%

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, and 1.2 speak other

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. ''(1992)'' 94.1% of the population are Catholics, 5.3% are Protestants. ''(1992)''

Division

The province comprises only one

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, San Matías Municipality. It is identical to Ángel Sandoval Province. The province is further subdivided into four cantons (''cantones''): *La Gaiba Canton *Las Petas Canton * San Matías Canton *

Santo Corazón Santo Corazón is a village in San Matías Municipality in Ángel Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, eastern Bolivia. The mission of Santo Corazón is one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos. Santo Corazón has a population of 774 ...

Canton

Places of interest

* San Matías Integrated Management Natural Area

References

External links

General map of provincePopulation data (Spanish)
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