Chiquitos Province
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Chiquitos Province is one of the fifteen provinces of the Bolivian Santa Cruz Department, situated in the center of the department. Its capital is San José de Chiquitos.
The province was created on January 23, 1826, during the presidency of marshal Antonio José de Sucre.
It forms the so-called "Gran Chiquitania" together with José Miguel de Velasco Province, Ñuflo de Chávez Province, Ángel Sandoval Province, and Germán Busch Province.
Location
Chiquitos Province is located between 17° 00' and 18° 37' South and between 58° 54' and 62° 45' West. It extends over 500 km from West to East, and up to 220 km from North to South.
The province is situated in the Bolivian lowlands and borders Ñuflo de Chávez Province in the northwest, Andrés Ibáñez Province in the west, Cordillera Province in the south, Germán Busch Province in the southeast, Ángel Sandoval Province in the east, and José Miguel de Velasco Province in the north.
Division
Chiquitos Province comprises three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
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| 1st | San José de Chiquitos Municipality | San José de Chiquitos |
| 2nd | Pailón Municipality | Pailón |
| 3rd | Roboré Municipality | Roboré |
Population
The population of Chiquitos Province has increased by circa 15% over the recent five years, from 59,754 inhabitants (2001 census) to 68,445 inhabitants (2005 est.).[http://www.ine.gov.bo/pdf/boletin/np_2005_75.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825045345/http://www.ine.gov.bo/pdf/boletin/np_2005_75.pdf |date=August 25, 2007 }} A substantial part of the population consists of German speaking Mennonites from Russia.
Environment
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| image1 = LandSat-Chiquitos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia 1984.jpg
| alt1 = Satellite image 1984
| caption1 = 1984
| image2 = LandSat-Chiquitos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2000.jpg
| alt2 = Satellite image 1984
| caption2 = 2000
| footer = Satellite images of western Chiquitos and southern Ñuflo de Chávez provinces illustrate deforestation from agrarian expansion.
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Places of interest
Gallery
File:San José de Chiquitos.jpg|San José de Chiquitos mission church
File:Iglesia de Santiago de Chiquitos.jpg|Santiago de Chiquitos mission church
File:Reserva Natural Valle de Tucavaca.jpg|Tucavaca Valley Municipal Reserve
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105222741/http://www.aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/santacruz/t_chiquitos.htm General map of province]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090208150704/http://aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/santacruz/chiquitos.htm Detailed map of province towns and rivers]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010173558/http://www.ine.gov.bo/default.aspx Population data (Spanish)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081009065850/http://www.ine.gov.bo/html/dfid/index.htm Social data (Spanish)]
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