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Aniceto Arce Province

Coordinates: 21°15′S 64°35′W / 21.250°S 64.583°W / -21.250; -64.583
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Aniceto Arce
Location in Bolivia
Main Data
Capital Padcaya
Area 4,910 km2
Population 54,750 (2024)
Density 11.4 inhabitants/km2 (2024)
ISO 3166-2 BO.TR.AA

Aniceto Arce (or short: Arce) is a province in the southern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province is named after Aniceto Arce Ruiz (1824-1906), President of Bolivia from 1888 until 1892.

Location

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Aniceto Arce province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 45' and 22° 53' south and between 64° 06' and 65° 02' west.

The province borders Cercado Province and José María Avilés Province in the north, the Republic of Argentina in the west and south-east, Gran Chaco Province in the east, and Burnet O'Connor Province in the north-east.

The province extends over 140 km from north to south, and 100 km from east to west.

Population

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The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 80.7%, and 0.2% Guaraní.

The population increased from 44,713 inhabitants (1992 census) to 52,570 (2001 census), an increase of 17.6%. 42.9% of the population are younger than 15 years old.

55.4% of the population have no access to electricity, 51.4% have no sanitary facilities.

42.1% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1% in mining, 10.2% in industry, 47.6% in general services (2001).

87.4% of the population are Catholics, 8.9% are Protestants (1992).

Division

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The province comprises two municipalities:

Places of interest

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Climate

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Climate data for Padcaya, elevation 2,010 m (6,590 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
25.9
(78.6)
24.6
(76.3)
25.1
(77.2)
26.3
(79.3)
25.3
(77.5)
27.4
(81.3)
26.4
(79.5)
27.8
(82.0)
26.3
(79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
20.0
(68.0)
19.4
(66.9)
18.4
(65.1)
16.8
(62.2)
15.3
(59.5)
14.7
(58.5)
15.5
(59.9)
15.6
(60.1)
18.0
(64.4)
18.3
(64.9)
19.6
(67.3)
17.6
(63.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)
13.1
(55.6)
12.4
(54.3)
10.3
(50.5)
7.5
(45.5)
5.9
(42.6)
4.4
(39.9)
4.6
(40.3)
6.1
(43.0)
8.5
(47.3)
10.2
(50.4)
11.5
(52.7)
8.9
(48.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 144.1
(5.67)
117.1
(4.61)
90.2
(3.55)
30.0
(1.18)
2.8
(0.11)
0.5
(0.02)
1.6
(0.06)
6.5
(0.26)
9.1
(0.36)
37.3
(1.47)
72.9
(2.87)
142.3
(5.60)
654.4
(25.76)
Average precipitation days 14.5 13.2 11.2 4.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 6.5 8.3 12.5 75.4
Average relative humidity (%) 72.2 71.8 73.0 69.3 65.0 59.8 56.7 55.3 59.2 59.4 64.6 66.5 64.4
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2]
Climate data for Rancho Campanario (La Merced), elevation 1,509 m (4,951 ft), (1999–2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.3
(82.9)
27.7
(81.9)
26.7
(80.1)
24.6
(76.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
24.0
(75.2)
25.1
(77.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.7
(81.9)
28.1
(82.6)
25.6
(78.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
21.5
(70.7)
20.8
(69.4)
18.6
(65.5)
15.5
(59.9)
14.8
(58.6)
14.3
(57.7)
15.6
(60.1)
17.1
(62.8)
19.9
(67.8)
20.7
(69.3)
21.7
(71.1)
18.5
(65.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
15.4
(59.7)
14.9
(58.8)
12.6
(54.7)
8.8
(47.8)
7.1
(44.8)
6.0
(42.8)
7.1
(44.8)
9.1
(48.4)
12.9
(55.2)
13.7
(56.7)
15.3
(59.5)
11.5
(52.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 141.9
(5.59)
100.1
(3.94)
83.9
(3.30)
13.9
(0.55)
1.0
(0.04)
0.2
(0.01)
0
(0)
0
(0)
7.1
(0.28)
37.9
(1.49)
46.7
(1.84)
97.6
(3.84)
530.3
(20.88)
Average precipitation days 11.6 10.8 9.1 3.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0 1.2 5.2 7.2 11.0 60.5
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2]
Climate data for Coyambuyo (Emborozu), elevation 881 m (2,890 ft), (1975–2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)
30.4
(86.7)
28.9
(84.0)
25.0
(77.0)
21.0
(69.8)
20.7
(69.3)
20.9
(69.6)
25.4
(77.7)
27.7
(81.9)
29.6
(85.3)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
26.7
(80.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)
24.3
(75.7)
23.7
(74.7)
20.4
(68.7)
16.2
(61.2)
14.9
(58.8)
13.5
(56.3)
16.4
(61.5)
18.7
(65.7)
22.1
(71.8)
23.1
(73.6)
23.8
(74.8)
20.2
(68.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.3
(64.9)
18.4
(65.1)
15.9
(60.6)
11.3
(52.3)
9.1
(48.4)
6.1
(43.0)
7.4
(45.3)
9.7
(49.5)
14.6
(58.3)
16.1
(61.0)
17.9
(64.2)
13.6
(56.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 407.7
(16.05)
362.3
(14.26)
368.1
(14.49)
176.9
(6.96)
55.7
(2.19)
33.2
(1.31)
21.6
(0.85)
11.8
(0.46)
35.2
(1.39)
93.4
(3.68)
197.5
(7.78)
344
(13.5)
2,107.4
(82.92)
Average precipitation days 17.2 17.4 20.0 15.6 11.5 8.9 6.6 5.1 6.3 10.0 12.4 16.2 147.2
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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21°15′S 64°35′W / 21.250°S 64.583°W / -21.250; -64.583