Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
department of Bolivia
Santa Cruz is a department in Bolivia.[1] The capital city is Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Santa Cruz Department
Departamento Autónomo de Santa Cruz | |
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Motto: Siempre libres cruceños seamos | |
Anthem: Bajo el cielo más puro de América | |
![]() Location within Bolivia | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
Provinces | 15 |
Area | |
• Total | 370,621 km2 (143,098 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,320,084 |
• Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Area code | +(591) 3 |
Official language | Spanish, Guaraní |
ISO 3166-2 | BO-S |
Website | http://www.santacruz.gob.bo |
Provinces
changeThe Department of Santa Cruz is divided into 15 provinces.
Province | Capital | Area (km²) | |
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Andrés Ibáñez | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 4,821 | 1,653,001 |
Ignacio Warnes | Warnes | 1,216 | 108,888 |
José Miguel de Velasco | San Ignacio | 65,425 | 69,972 |
Ichilo | Buena Vista | 14,232 | 92,721 |
Chiquitos | San José | 31,429 | 82,429 |
Sara | Portachuelo | 6,886 | 42,278 |
Cordillera | Lagunillas | 86,245 | 120,111 |
Vallegrande | Vallegrande | 6,414 | 26,576 |
Florida | Samaipata | 4,132 | 32,842 |
Obispo Santiesteban | Montero | 3,673 | 181,169 |
Ñuflo de Chávez | Concepción | 54,150 | 116,545 |
Ángel Sandoval | San Matías | 37,442 | 14,415 |
Manuel Maria Caballero | Comarapa | 2,310 | 23,267 |
Germán Busch | Puerto Suárez | 24,903 | 42,799 |
Guarayos | Ascensión | 20,293 | 48,301 |
Places of interest
change- Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
- Tucavaca Valley Municipal Reserve
- Samaipata, Bolivia
- Shrine of the Virgen de Cotoca (Patron Saint of the Department)
References
change- ↑ "The World Factbook". CIA. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2020-03-28.