Germán Busch Province
| Laguna Cáceres from Puerto Suárez | |
| Location in Bolivia | |
|---|---|
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| General Data | |
| Capital | Puerto Suárez |
| Area | 24,903 km2 |
| Population | 43,935 (2024) |
| Density | 1.8 inhabitants/km2 (2024) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BO.SC.GB |
| Santa Cruz Department | |
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Germán Busch is a province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.[1] Most of the surface is covered by the Pantanal, the largest wetland area in the world.
History
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.
Demographics
The latest census in Bolivia (2024) counted 43,935 people (40,401, aged 4 and over) in the province, out of which 1,395 were German-speaking Mennonites aged 4 and over or 3.5% of the entire population.[2]
Subdivision
The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.[1]
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Puerto Suárez Municipality | Puerto Suárez |
| 2nd | Puerto Quijarro Municipality | Puerto Quijarro |
| 3rd | El Carmen Rivero Tórrez Municipality | El Carmen Rivero Tórrez (Carmen) |
Places of interest
References
- 1 2 admins5 (2015-12-29). "Provincia Germán Busch (Mapa)". www.educa.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Idioma". Censo 2024 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
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