Ñuflo de Chávez Province
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Area code | BO.SC.NC |
Ñuflo de Chávez
Location
Ñuflo de Chávez Province is located between 13° 45' and 17° 30' South and between 61° 30' and 63° 25' West. It extends over a length of 520 km from north to south, and up to 250 km from west to east.
The province is situated in the Bolivian lowlands and borders Beni Department in the north, Guarayos Province in the north-west, Obispo Santistevan Province and Ignacio Warnes Province in the south-west, Andrés Ibáñez Province and Chiquitos Province in the south, and José Miguel de Velasco Province in the east.
Division
The province comprises six municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons:[2]
Section | Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [3] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
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1st | Concepción Municipality | 14,522 | Concepción |
5,586 |
2nd | San Javier Municipality (also San Xavier Municipality) | 11,316 | San Javier | 5,538 |
3rd | San Ramón Municipality | 5,660 | San Ramón | 4,746 |
4th | San Julián Municipality | 56,206 | San Julián | 6,585 |
5th | San Antonio de Lomerío Municipality | 6,293 | San Antonio de Lomerío | 1,313 |
6th | Cuatro Cañadas Municipality | 17, 574 | Cuatro Cañadas | 4,571 |
Population
The inhabitants of the Ñuflo de Chávez Province are mainly
Ethnic group | Concepción Municipality (%) | San Javier Municipality (%) | San Ramón Municipality (%) | San Julián Municipality (%) | San Antonio de Lomerío Municipality (%) | Cuatro Cañadas Municipality (%) |
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Quechua | 4.2 | 3.6 | 13.5 | 49.6 | 1.5 | 36.4 |
Aymara | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
Moxos
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67.8 | 68.4 | 31.1 | 8.6 | 87.0 | 7.8 |
Not indigenous | 25.1 | 24.7 | 52.5 | 38.1 | 10.7 | 51.3 |
Other indigenous groups | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
The population of the province has increased by more than 100% over the recent two decades:
- 1992: 61,008 inhabitants (census)
- 2001: 93,997 inhabitants (census)
- 2005: 111,813 inhabitants (est.)[5]
- 2010: 131,856 inhabitants (est.)[6]
48.3% of the population are younger than 15 years old. (1992)
The literacy rate of the province is 72.6%.
87.3% of the population have no access to electricity, 50.4% have no sanitary facilities. (1992)
79.5% of the population are Catholics, 17.2% are Protestants. (1992)
In 1992 91.6% of the population spoke
Language | Concepción Municipality (%) | San Javier Municipality (%) | San Ramón Municipality (%) | San Julián Municipality (%) | San Antonio de Lomerío Municipality (%) | Cuatro Cañadas Municipality (%) |
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Quechua | 363 | 247 | 468 | 14,855 | 46 | 4,782 |
Aymara | 120 | 104 | 75 | 804 | 7 | 252 |
Guaraní | 53 | 142 | 25 | 682 | 14 | 86 |
Another native | 901 | 128 | 29 | 138 | 2.221 | 202 |
Spanish | 13,370 | 10,414 | 5,278 | 32,182 | 5.480 | 12.637 |
Foreign | 134 | 102 | 84 | 1,209 | 199 | 3,864 |
Only native | 138 | 31 | 46 | 2,430 | 162 | 628 |
Native and Spanish | 1,264 | 559 | 522 | 13,469 | 2,118 | 4,558 |
Only Spanish | 12,119 | 9,865 | 4,769 | 19,405 | 3,474 | 11,018 |
Economy
The principal economic activities are devoted to animal husbandry, dairy farming, forestry and tourism. Another important occupation is handicraft like the fabrication of hammocks, textiles, hats, bags and baskets.[2]
Environment
Increased agricultural use of the land has led to deforestation in the area.
Gallery
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Concepción mission church (now the Immaculate Conception Cathedral)
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San Javier mission church
See also
References
- ^ Ñuflo de Chaves (1518-1568) was a Spanish conquistador. He is best known for founding the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
- ^ a b c d Official site of Ñuflo de Chávez Province (Spanish)
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Bolivia (Spanish)
- ^ a b obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático (inactive site)
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones