Burnet O'Connor Province
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Burnet O'Connor is a province
in the northern part of Tarija Department
in Bolivia
.
The province is also known as Burdet O'Connor and is named after Francisco Burdett O'Connor
, a chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija
.
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 140 kilometres (87 mi) from north to south, and 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) from east to west.
of the province is Spanish
, spoken by 98.4 %, while 10.3 % of the population speak Guaraní
, 1.8 speak Quechua, and 0.3 % Aymara
.
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 sanitary facilities
.
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 Catholics
, 4.0 % are Protestants
(1992).
which is Entre Ríos.
It is identical to the Burnet O'Connor Province.
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
in the northern part of Tarija Department
Tarija Department
Tarija is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 391,226 inhabitants. It has an area of 37.623 km²...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
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The province is also known as Burdet O'Connor and is named after Francisco Burdett O'Connor
Francisco Burdett O'Connor
Francisco Burdett O'Connor 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 in Bolivia....
, a chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija
Tarija, Bolivia
Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is both the capital and largest city within the Tarija Department, with an airport offering regular service to primary Bolivian cities, as well as a regional bus terminal with domestic and...
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Location
Burnet O'Connor province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 20° 53' and 21° 58' southLatitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
and between 63° 36' and 64° 26' west
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
.
The province borders Chuquisaca Department
Chuquisaca Department
Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.-Geography:...
in the north, Eustaquio Méndez Province
Eustaquio Méndez Province
Eustaquio Méndez is a province in the north-western parts of the Bolivian department Tarija.-Location:Eustaquio Méndez province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department...
in the north-west, Cercado Province
Cercado Province (Tarija)
Cercado is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian department Tarija.-Location:Cercado province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department...
in the west, Aniceto Arce Province
Aniceto Arce Province
Aniceto Arce is a province in the southern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province is named after Aniceto Arce Ruiz , President of Bolivia from 1888 until 1892.-Location:...
in the south-west, and Gran Chaco Province
Gran Chaco Province
Gran Chaco is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province voted to become an autonomous region on 6 December 2009.-Location:Gran Chaco province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department...
in the south and east.
The province extends over 140 kilometres (87 mi) from north to south, and 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) from east to west.
Population
The main idiomIdiom
Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made...
of the province is Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, spoken by 98.4 %, while 10.3 % of the population speak Guaraní
Guaraní language
Guaraní, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guaraní , is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupí–Guaraní subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by the majority of the population, and half of...
, 1.8 speak Quechua, and 0.3 % Aymara
Aymara language
Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over three million speakers. Aymara, along with Quechua and Spanish, is an official language of Peru and Bolivia...
.
The population increased from 17,763 inhabitants (1992 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
) 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
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
, 84.5 % have no sanitary facilities
Tap water
Tap water is a principal component of "indoor plumbing", which became available in urban areas of the developed world during the last quarter of the 19th century, and common during the mid-20th century...
.
51.6 % of the population are employed in agriculture
Primary sector of industry
The sector of an economy making direct use of natural resources. This includes agriculture, forestry and fishing, mining, and extraction of oil and gas. This is contrasted with the secondary sector, producing manufactures and other processed goods, and the tertiary sector, producing services...
, 14.6 % in mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, 7.0 % in industry
Secondary sector of industry
The secondary sector of the economy or industrial sector includes those economic sectors that create a finished, tangible product: production and construction.-Function:...
, 26.8 % in general services
Tertiary sector of industry
The tertiary sector of the economy is one of the three economic sectors, the others being the secondary sector and the primary sector .The service sector consists of the "soft" parts of the economy, i.e...
(2001).
89.9 % of the population are Catholics
Roman Catholicism in Bolivia
The Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
, 4.0 % are Protestants
Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de las Americas
The Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion that covers the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay....
(1992).
Division
In contrast to the neighbouring provinces, the province comprises only one municipioMunicipio
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which is Entre Ríos.
It is identical to the Burnet O'Connor Province.
External links
- Provincia Burnet O'Connor - general map from La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB)
- Provincia Burnet O'Connor - detailed map from La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB)