Cordillera is a 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 Santa Cruz Department

Santa Cruz Department

Santa Cruz, with an area of 370,621 km², is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia. In the 2001 census, it reported a population of 2,029,471. The capital is the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The state is one of the wealthiest states in Bolivia with huge reserves of...

, 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...

. Its capital is Lagunillas

Lagunillas, Santa Cruz

Lagunillas is a location in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Lagunillas Municipality, the first municipal section of the Cordillera Province.-References:...

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Geography

This area of the Santa Cruz Chaco occupies the southern part of the department, is the largest province of the country, geographically defined as the Gran Chaco and that extends to the departments of Tarija and Chuquisaca and even the republics of Paraguay and Argentina. Characteristics of dry weather, warm day and cold at night. The name of this province is due to its topography, being the largest province in the department and the country. Bounded on the north by the provinces of Chiquitos and Andrés Ibáñez. The south by the Republic of Paraguay and the department of Chuquisaca. The east by the Germán Busch province. To the West and the department of Chuquisaca province Vallegrande Florida and has a surface area of 86,245 km2 occupying 23.3% of the total area of the department, being the largest province of the country Its height above sea level is: 1240 m has a population: 101,733 inhabitants (2001 census). A population density: 1.49 people per km2 Relief .- belongs to a clearly defined geographical area known as Gran Chaco, which extends to the departments of Chuquisaca and Tarija and the republics of Argentina and Paraguay. One of the three quarters of the territory is on the ramifications of Cordillera Real or Oriental. This region is made up of parallel chains oriented from north to south decrease gradually increased until complete series of low hills. The remaining two thirds are just plain wet and covered with vegetation.

Subdivision

The province is divided into seven municipalities

Municipalities of Bolivia

Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...

 which are further subdivided into cantons

Cantons of Bolivia

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Section	Municipality	Seat
1st	Lagunillas Municipality	Lagunillas Lagunillas, Santa Cruz Lagunillas is a location in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Lagunillas Municipality, the first municipal section of the Cordillera Province.-References:...
2nd	Charagua Municipality	Charagua Charagua Charagua is a small town in the southern part of Bolivia. It is the principal village of the Cordillera province. Most inhabitants speak Guaraní. The city was briefly occupied by the Paraguayan army in April 1935, during the last stages of the Chaco War....
3rd	Cabezas Municipality	Cabezas Cabezas (Cordillera) Cabezas is a small town in Bolivia. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 1971.-References:...
4th	Cuevo Municipality	Cuevo Cuevo Cuevo is a small town in the Andes in Bolivia. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 2,317....
5th	Gutiérrez Municipality	Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (Cordillera) Gutiérrez is a small town in Bolivia.-References:...
6th	Camiri Municipality	Camiri Camiri Camiri is a town in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 33,705 inhabitants,...
7th	Boyuibe Municipality	Boyuibe Boyuibe Boyuibe is a small town in Bolivia. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 3289.-References:...

History

La Cordillera de los Chiriguanos or simply Cordillera is the word with which the colonial era began to know what is now the Cordillera Province and large surrounding territories. This name is because Chiriguano - Guarani occupied much of the Andean Cordillera orbit. The Royal Charter of 17 December 1743 established that the territory of the Cordillera Province came from the south to the banks of the Pilcomayo River, and the east to the Paraguay River. By a decree of January 23, 1826 issued under the presidency of Marshal Antonio José de Sucre, Cordillera Province was established with five departments of Bolivia. The DS 24 September 1857 that is subject to Cordillera the political leadership of Santa Cruz, with total independence from Vallegrande. Only three months later, on December 25 DS 1857 leads to the creation of the political leadership of the Cordillera, which was not implemented. Act of 1863 are created in the prefectures and sub-departments and provinces, respectively, to replace the political leadership created by Supreme Decree on December 25, 1857. The sub would be the responsibility of raising the contribution indigenal. In 1877 The Board of Directors of the Cordillera province leads the Supreme Government a comprehensive note, accompanied by incontrovertible documents on the right of that province and the territories of Cuevo Ibo, sought by the department of Chuquisaca.

Places of interest

• Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
  Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
  Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is the biggest national park in Bolivia and one of the largest in South America. It is a protected area in the region of the Gran Chaco and has a larger surface area than Belgium...
  
  
• Otuquis National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
  Otuquis National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
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