Tarija Department
department of Bolivia
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Summary
Tarija Department is a department of Bolivia[1]. It draws 670 Wikipedia views per month (department of bolivia category, ranking #8 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bolivia[3]
- Country: Bolivia[4]
- Capital: Tarija[5]
- Shares border with: Potosí Department[6], Chuquisaca Department[7], Boquerón Department[8], Salta Province[9], Jujuy Province[10]
- Named after: Tarija[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aniceto Arce Province[12], Burdett O'Connor Province[13], Cercado Province (Tarija)[14], Eustaquio Méndez Province[15], Gran Chaco Province[16], José María Avilés Province[17]
- Part of: South America Midwest Integrated Zone[18]
- Commons category: Tarija Department[19]
- Inception: 1574[20]
- Official website: http://www.tarija.gob.bo/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tarija Department[22]
- Population: 482,196[23], 534,348[24]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Tarija[25]
- Replaces: United Provinces of the Río de la Plata[26]
- Motto text: La Muy Leal y La Muy Fiel[27]
- Category for people born here: Q55098284[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q127960020[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Tarija Department[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 1029 m[31]
- Area: 37623.0 km²[32]
- Language used: South Bolivian Quechua[33], Eastern Bolivian Guaraní[34], Wichí Lhamtés Nocten[35], Tapieté[36]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Tarija Department[37]
Why It Matters
Tarija Department has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]