Tarija Department

department of Bolivia
AdministrativeArea department_of_bolivia Q233933
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Tarija Department

Summary

Tarija Department is a department of Bolivia[1]. It draws 350 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_bolivia category, ranking #8 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tarija Department is located in Bolivia[3].
  • Tarija Department is in the country of Bolivia[4].
  • Tarija Department's instance of is recorded as department of Bolivia[5].
  • Tarija Department's capital is recorded as Tarija[6].
  • Tarija Department's shares border with is recorded as Potosí Department[7].
  • Tarija Department's shares border with is recorded as Chuquisaca Department[8].
  • Tarija Department's shares border with is recorded as Boquerón Department[9].
  • Tarija Department's shares border with is recorded as Salta Province[10].
  • Tarija Department's shares border with is recorded as Jujuy Province[11].
  • Tarija is named after Tarija Department[12].
  • Tarija Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aniceto Arce Province[13].
  • Tarija Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Burdett O'Connor Province[14].
  • Tarija Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cercado Province (Tarija)[15].
  • Tarija Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eustaquio Méndez Province[16].
  • Tarija Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gran Chaco Province[17].
  • Tarija Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as José María Avilés Province[18].
  • Tarija Department is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone[19].
  • Tarija Department's Commons category is recorded as Tarija Department[20].
  • 1574 marks the founding of Tarija Department[21].
  • Tarija Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -21.53388888888889, 'lon': -64.73472222222222}[22].
  • Tarija Department's official website is recorded as http://www.tarija.gob.bo/[23].
  • Tarija Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tarija Department[24].
  • Tarija Department has a population of {'amount': '+482196'}[25].
  • Tarija Department has a population of {'amount': '+534348'}[26].
  • Tarija Department's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Tarija[27].

Body

Geography

Tarija Department is in the country of Bolivia[4]. It is located in Bolivia[3]. It is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone[19].

Physical Characteristics

Tarija Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37623.0'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1029'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+482196'}[25] and {'amount': '+534348'}[26].

Designation and Status

Tarija Department's instance of is recorded as department of Bolivia[5].

History and Context

1574 marks the founding of Tarija Department[21]. Tarija is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Tarija Department draws 350 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_bolivia category, ranking #8 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . censo.ine.gob.bo. censo.ine.gob.bo. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag Q2089672
    Population {'amount': '+482196'}, {'amount': '+534348'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P163]]: [[Q2089672]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780204037131"
  2. 23d ago · Carwil · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Aniceto Arce Province, Burdett O'Connor Province, Cercado Province (Tarija) +3
    Language used South Bolivian Quechua, Eastern Bolivian Guaraní, Wichí Lhamtés Nocten +1
    Category of associated people Category:People from Tarija Department
    Aliases
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31060|batch #31060]]: Remove population data from Bolivian provinces (unsourced); departments (to make way for update from sam"
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