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Tarija
Tarija Department, Bolivia · South America
About Tarija
Tarija sits on the route: 1 hours from Entre Ríos.
Tarija is in Tarija Department, Bolivia, with about 160,000 people. The nearest town is Entre Ríos, about 58 km away.
Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is the largest city and capital and municipality within the Tarija Department, with an airport offering regular service to primary Bolivian cities, like Bolivia capital La Paz, as well as a regional bus terminal withRead more
domestic and international connections. Its climate is semi-arid (BSh) with generally mild temperatures in contrast to the harsh cold of the Altiplano (e.g., La Paz) and the year-round humid heat of the Amazon Basin (e.g., Santa Cruz de la Sierra). Tarija has a population of 234,442 as of 2013.
The cities lies in a depression in the eastern Andes known as the Central Valley of Tarija.
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Tarija is in Tarija Department, Bolivia, about 58 km from Entre Ríos.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 159,269
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Bolivia
- Region
- Tarija Department
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
- Coordinates
- -21.5355, -64.7296
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