Germán Busch is a province in the Santa Cruz Department , Bolivia . Most of the surface is covered by the Pantanal , the largest wetland area in the world.
4-604: The province was founded on 30 November 1984 by rearranging the provinces of Ángel Sandoval and Chiquitos . It is named after Germán Busch , a former Bolivian military officer and president of Bolivia who is regarded as a war hero for his role in the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay . The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons . 19°00′S 58°10′W / 19.000°S 58.167°W / -19.000; -58.167 This Santa Cruz Department location article
8-644: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chiquitos Province Chiquitos Province is one of the fifteen provinces of the Bolivian Santa Cruz Department , situated in the center of the department. Its capital is San José de Chiquitos . The province was created on January 23, 1826, during the presidency of marshal Antonio José de Sucre . It forms the so-called " Gran Chiquitania " together with José Miguel de Velasco Province , Ñuflo de Chávez Province , Ángel Sandoval Province , and Germán Busch Province . Chiquitos Province
12-481: Is located between 17° 00' and 18° 37' South and between 58° 54' and 62° 45' West . It extends over 500 km from West to East, and up to 220 km from North to South. The province is situated in the Bolivian lowlands and borders Ñuflo de Chávez Province in the northwest, Andrés Ibáñez Province in the west, Cordillera Province in the south, Germán Busch Province in the southeast, Ángel Sandoval Province in
16-451: The east, and José Miguel de Velasco Province in the north. Chiquitos Province comprises three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. The population of Chiquitos Province has increased by circa 15% over the recent five years, from 59,754 inhabitants (2001 census ) to 68,445 inhabitants (2005 est.). A substantial part of the population consists of German speaking Mennonites from Russia . Increased agricultural use of
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