Tarija Department (Departamento de Tarija)
The department is divided into five provinces and one autonomous region:
* 1) Gran Chaco Province (autonomous region)
* 2) Aniceto Arce Province
* 3) José María Avilés Province
* 4) Cercado Province
* 5) Eustaquio Méndez Province
* 6) Burdett O'Connor Province
Notable places in Tarija include:
* Villamontes in the department's oil-producing eastern scrubland. Villamontes has recorded the hottest temperature ever in Bolivia, 45.7 C, several times, most recently on 29 October 2010.
Map - Tarija Department (Departamento de Tarija)
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Country - Bolivia
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The sovereign state of Bolivia is a constitutionally unitary state, divided into nine departments. Its geography varies from the peaks of the Andes in the West, to the Eastern Lowlands, situated within the Amazon basin. One-third of the country is within the Andean mountain range. With 1098581 km2 of area, Bolivia is the fifth largest country in South America, after Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Colombia (and alongside Paraguay, one of the only two landlocked countries in the Americas), the 27th largest in the world, the largest landlocked country in the Southern Hemisphere, and the world's seventh largest landlocked country, after Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Chad, Niger, Mali, and Ethiopia.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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BOB | Boliviano | Bs | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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AY | Aymara language |
QU | Quechua language |
ES | Spanish language |