Cercado Province (Tarija)
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| Capital | Tarija |
| Area | 2,046 km² |
| Population | 153,457 (2001) |
| Density | 75.0 inhabitants/km² (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.CE |
Cercado is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian department Tarija.
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[edit] Location
Cercado province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 15' and 21° 51' south and between 64° 20' and 65° 00' west.
The province borders Eustaquio Méndez Province in the northwest, José María Avilés Province in the south-west, Aniceto Arce Province in the south, and Burnet O'Connor Province in the east.
The province extends over 80 km from north to south, and 80 km from east to west.
[edit] Population
Main idiom of the province is Spanish, spoken by 99.4 %, while 11.5 % of the population speak Quechua, 2.4 speak Aymara, and 0.2 % Guaraní.
The population increased from 108,241 inhabitants (1992 census) to 153,457 (2001 census), an increase of 41.8 %. - 39.4 % of the population are younger than 15 years old.
26.0 % of the population have no access to electricity, 39.4 % have no sanitary facilities (1992).
12.2 % of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1 % in mining, 11.5 % in industry, 76.2 % in general services (2001).
89.6 % of the population are Catholics, 6.3 % are Protestants (1992).
[edit] Division
In contrast to the neighbouring provinces, the province comprises only one municipio:
- Tarija
