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Tarija is a department in Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
. It is located in south eastern Bolivia bordering Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 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. The city of Tarija
Tarija, Bolivia

Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarija 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 international connections....
 is the capital of the department.

The department is divided into six province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
s:

  1. Aniceto Arce
    Aniceto Arce Province

    Aniceto Arce is a province in the southern parts of the Bolivian Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department. The province is named after Aniceto Arce Ruiz , President of Bolivia from 1888 until 1892....
  2. Burnet O'Connor
    Burnet O'Connor Province

    Burdett O'Connor is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department. The province is named after Francisco Burdett O'Connor, chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija....
  3. Cercado
  4. Eustaquio Méndez
  5. Gran Chaco
    Gran Chaco Province

    Gran Chaco is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department....
  6. José María Avilés
    José María Avilés Province

    Jos? Mar?a Avil?s is a province in the western parts of the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department....


Notable places in Tarija include:

The Department of Tarija is renowned by its mild, pleasant climate, and as such comprises one of the country's foremost agricultural regions.






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Tarija is a department in Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
. It is located in south eastern Bolivia bordering Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 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. The city of Tarija
Tarija, Bolivia

Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarija 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 international connections....
 is the capital of the department.

The department is divided into six province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
s:

  1. Aniceto Arce
    Aniceto Arce Province

    Aniceto Arce is a province in the southern parts of the Bolivian Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department. The province is named after Aniceto Arce Ruiz , President of Bolivia from 1888 until 1892....
  2. Burnet O'Connor
    Burnet O'Connor Province

    Burdett O'Connor is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department. The province is named after Francisco Burdett O'Connor, chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija....
  3. Cercado
  4. Eustaquio Méndez
  5. Gran Chaco
    Gran Chaco Province

    Gran Chaco is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department....
  6. José María Avilés
    José María Avilés Province

    Jos? Mar?a Avil?s is a province in the western parts of the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia Tarija Department....


Notable places in Tarija include:
  • Villamontes
    Villamontes

    Villamontes is a town in the Tarija Department in south-eastern Bolivia....
     in the department's oil-producing eastern scrubland
  • Bermejo
    Bermejo

    Bermejo may refer to:...
     a border town adjoining Aguas Blancas
    Aguas Blancas

    Aguas Blancas may refer to:*Aguas Blancas, Salta, a town on Argentina's border with Bolivia, in Salta province*Aguas Blancas, Guerrero, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero...
    , Argentina
  • Yacuiba
    Yacuíba

    Yacu?ba is a city in southern Bolivia and the capital city of Gran Chaco Province in the Tarija Department. It lies three kilometers from the Argentina border....
     a border town with Argentina.


The Department of Tarija is renowned by its mild, pleasant climate, and as such comprises one of the country's foremost agricultural regions. Its citizens have traditionally felt close to, and conducted a lively international trade with, neighboring towns of Northern Argentina.

Crucially, Tarija boasts South America's second largest natural gas reserves. Increased gas revenues and foreign direct investment in gas exploration and distribution are fueling growth and legitimizing Tarija
Tarija

Tarija may refer to:* Tarija Department* Tarija, Bolivia, a city...
 as the next Bolivian industrial hub. The development of Tarija's gas reserves have been hindered by political instability at the national level, with Tarija choosing to align itself with pro-autonomy forces aiming at the devolution of considerable powers away from the central government in favor of the departments.

Tarija is also the home of over 20 different Indigenous tribes (the Guarani
Guaraní

Guaran? are a group of culture related indigenous peoples of South America, distinguished from the related Tupi people by their use of the Guaran? language....
 tribe being the largest) ranging from 20 persons up to 1500.

The department's eastern dry lands were witness to important battles and events related to the 1932-35 Chaco War with Paraguay. Tarija was also the home of Victor Paz Estenssoro, leader of the 1952 Bolivian Revolution and four-time Constitutional President.

Places of interest

  • Aguaragüe National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
    Aguaragüe National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area

    Aguarag?e National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is a protected area in Bolivia situated in the Tarija Department, Gran Chaco Province....
  • Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve
    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 M?ndez Province and Jos? Mar?a Avil?s Province....
  • Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve
    Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve

    Tariqu?a Flora and Fauna National Reserve is a protected area in the Tarija Department, Bolivia, situated in the Aniceto Arce Province, Burnet O'Connor Province, Gran Chaco Province and Jos? Mar?a Avil?s Province....


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