José María Avilés (or: ''Avilez'') is a

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in the western parts of the

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n department of

Tarija 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)) of ...

Location

''Avilés'' province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 28' and 22° 05'

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and between 64° 29' and 65° 25'

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. The province borders

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in the north,

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in the west,

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in the south,

Aniceto Arce Province Aniceto Arce (or short: ''Arce'') is a province in the southern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province is named after Aniceto Arce Ruiz (1824-1906), President of Bolivia from 1888 until 1892. Location ''Aniceto Arce'' province i ...

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.

Division

The province comprises two

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: *

Uriondo Municipality Uriondo is a town in the Bolivian Tarija Department. ''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 ...

* Yunchará Municipality

Places of interest

Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve () is a protected area in Bolivia located in the Tarija Department, in the Cercado Province, Eustaquio Méndez Province, and José María Avilés Province. It protects part of the Central Andean puna and Boli ...

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 Mar ...

External links

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