Cercado Province (Tarija)
# Cercado Province (Tarija)

Cercado :

| Location in Bolivia ||
| - | - |
| Main Data ||
| Capital | Tarija |
| Area | 2,046 $km^2$ |
| Population | 205,346 (2012) |
| Density | 75.0 $inhabitants/km^2$ (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.CE |

Cercado is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian department Tarija.

## Location

Cercado province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 15' and 21° 51' south and between 64° 20' and 65° 00' west.

The province borders Eustaquio Méndez Province in the northwest, José María Avilés Province in the south-west, Aniceto Arce Province in the south, and Burnet O'Connor Province in the east.

The province extends over 80 km from north to south, and 80 km from east to west.

## Population

The main language used in the province is Spanish, spoken by 99.4%, and 0.6% Guaraní.

The population increased from 108,241 inhabitants (1992 census) to 153,457 (2001 census), an increase of 41.8%. - 39.4% of the population are younger than 15 years old. In the census 2012 the population increased to 205,346 inhabitants, migration mainly driven by gas extraction boom of the region.

## Division

In contrast to the neighbouring provinces, the province comprises only one municipality Tarija Municipality. It is identical to the Cercado Province.

## Places of interest

* Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve
