José María Avilés Province
# José María Avilés Province

José María Avilés :

| Location in Bolivia ||
| - | - |
| Main Data ||
| Capital | Uriondo |
| Area | 2,658 $km^2$ |
| Population | 17,504 (2001) |
| Density | 6.6 $inhabitants/km^2$ (2001) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.AV |

José María Avilés (or: Avilez) is a province in the western parts of the Bolivian department of Tarija.

## Location

Avilés province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 21° 28' and 22° 05' south and between 64° 29' and 65° 25' west.

The province borders Eustaquio Méndez Province in the north, Potosí Department in the west, Argentina in the south, Aniceto Arce Province in the south-east, and Cercado Province in the north-east.

The province extends over 85 km from north to south, and 115 km from east to west.

## Population

Main idiom of the province is Spanish.

The population increased from 16,210 inhabitants (1992 census) to 17,504 (2001 census), an increase of 8.0%. - 47.6% of the population are younger than 15 years old.

81.6% of the population have no access to electricity, 82.9% have no sanitary facilities (1992).

77.0% of the population are employed in agriculture, 0.1% in mining, 3.7% in industry, 19.2% in general services (2001).

93.9% of the population are Catholics, 4.6% are Protestants (1992).

## Division

The province comprises two municipalities:

* Uriondo Municipality
* Yunchará Municipality

## Places of interest

* Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve
* Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve
