Eustaquio Méndez Province
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| Capital | San Lorenzo |
| Area | 4,070 km² |
| Population | 32,038 (2001) |
| Density | 7.9 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.MD |
Eustaquio Méndez is a province in the north-western parts of the Bolivian department Tarija.
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[edit] Location
Eustaquio Méndez province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 20° 57' and 21° 36' south and between 64° 23' and 65° 15' west.
The province borders Chuquisaca Department in the north and west, José María Avilés Province in the south, Cercado Province in the south-east, and Burnet O'Connor Province in the east.
The province extends over 90 km from north to south, and 105 km from east to west.
[edit] Population
Main idiom of the province is Spanish, spoken by 99.7 %, while 1.7 % of the population speak Quechua, 0.2 speak Aymara, and 0.1 % Guaraní.
The population increased from 29,868 inhabitants (1992 census) to 32,038 (2001 census), an increase of 7.3 %. - 46.9 % of the population are younger than 15 years old.
78.1 % of the population have no access to electricity, 77.8 % have no sanitary facilities (1992).
67.8 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1 % in mining, 5.9 % in industry, 26.2 % in general services (2001).
95.1 % of the population are Catholics, 3.1 % are Protestants (1992).
[edit] Division
The province comprises two municipio:
- El Puente
- San Lorenzo
