Burdett O'Connor is a province in the northern part of Tarija Department in Bolivia, named after Francisco Burdett O'Connor, a chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija.
Burdett O'Connor province is one of six provinces in the Tarija Department. It is located between 20ð 53' and 21ð 58' south and between 63ð 36' and 64ð 26' west.
The province borders Chuquisaca Department in the north, Eustaquio Méndez Province in the north-west, Cercado Province in the west, Aniceto Arce Province in the south-west, and Gran Chaco Province in the south and east.
The province extends over from north to south, and from east to west.
The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 98.4%, while 10.3% of the population speak GuaranÃÂ, also 1.8 speak Quechua, and 0.3% Aymara (by western immigrants).
The population increased from 17,763 inhabitants (1992 census) to 19,339 (2001 census), an increase of 8.9%. 47.5% of the population are younger than 15 years old.
89.5% of the population have no access to electricity, 84.5% have no sanitary facilities.
51.6% of the population are employed in agriculture, 14.6% in mining, 7.0% in industry, 26.8% in general services (2001).
89.9% of the population are Catholics, 4.0% are Protestants (1992).
In contrast to the neighbouring provinces, the province comprises only one municipio which is Entre RÃÂos. It is identical to the Burdett O'Connor Province.