Map of Tarija
Tarija is a first-level division of Bolivia. Its largest mapped city is Tarija, with about 159,269 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Tarija, and the tables list its 5 mapped cities.
- Cities Mapped
- 5
- Largest City
- Tarija
- Country
- Bolivia
Interactive Map of Tarija
About Tarija
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 with 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Tarija (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tarija in Depth
History
Traditional history holds that the Tomatas were the indigenous population of the valley of Tarija prior to Spanish conquest, but some documents suggest that early Spanish conquereors encountered Tomatas in the Cinti region of Bolivia, in particular around San Juan del Oro River, and brought them to Tarija.
The prior to Inca rule the valley of Tarija was mainly inhabited by Churumatas and Moyos Moyos.
The Inca Empire – administered by the Quechua civilization – conquered the land and dispersed the Churumatas and other local groups over wide territories of the Andes. Mitimaes is the Quechuan name that the Incas used for the resisting ethnic groups they uprooted and then dispersed geographically.
Climate
Tarija has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh/BSk), bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). The summers are warm and generally humid, while winters are dry, with barely any rainfall, and temperatures warm during the day and cooler at night. Almost all the annual precipitation is received during the southern-hemisphere summer months. Frosts occasionally occur from May to October. On July 25, 2019, the most intense snowfall in Tarija since 1954 was recorded.
Facilities and tourism
Tarija's main plaza is surrounded by restaurants of various cuisines, local handicraft shops, and internet cafes. Within immediate walking distance is the public market, a university campus, and a number of tourist sights including the Paleontology Museum of Tarija City. The city includes higher-end restaurants as well as fast food restaurants and dance clubs.
From Tarija, primary destinations and land routes coincide with the cardinal directions: Paraguay/the Gran Chaco, to the east via Yacuiba; Argentina, to the south via Bermejo, Yacuiba or Villazón; Tupiza/the Salar de Uyuni, to the west via Villazón; and the central cities of Bolivia, to the north via Potosí. The route to the altiplano and Potosí is much safer, as of December 2012.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Tarija (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tarija: Key Facts
| Population | 179,528 (2012) |
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Facts from Wikidata Q35004 (CC0).
History of Tarija: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Tarija, from The Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) in 1497 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) | 1497–1539 CE |
| The Spanish Empire | 1540–1823 CE |
| Gran Colombia | 1824–1829 CE |
| Bolivia | 1825–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Tarija
Tarija on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Visiting Tarija
Tarija is the capital and largest city of the Tarija Department of Bolivia, with a population of some 268,000 (2012), and is the centre of Bolivia's fledgling wine industry.
Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Tarija (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Largest Cities in Tarija
5 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarija | 159,269 | Tarija | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Bermejo | 36,544 | Tarija | Populated place |
| 3 | Villamontes | 18,761 | Tarija | Populated place |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 3,000 | Tarija | Populated place |
| 5 | Entre Ríos | 2,685 | Tarija | Populated place |
Tarija: Quick Answers
- Where is Tarija?
- Tarija is a first-level division of Bolivia, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 21.7012° S, 64.3120° W.
- What is the largest city in Tarija?
- Tarija is the largest city mapped in Tarija, with a metropolitan population of about 159,269.
- How many cities are in Tarija?
- YearMaps maps 5 cities and towns in Tarija, with a combined metropolitan population of about 220,259. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.