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 in Bolivia | |
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| Main Data | |
| Capital | Padcaya |
| Area | 4,910 km2 |
| Population | 54,750 (2024) |
| Density | 11.4 inhabitants/km2 (2024) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.TR.AA |
Location
editAniceto 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
editThe 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
editThe province comprises two municipalities:
Places of interest
editClimate
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.