Place:Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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NameSanta Cruz
Alt namesSanta Cruzsource: Wikipedia
TypeDepartment
Coordinates17.5°S 61.5°W
Located inBolivia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ayacucho
Añez
Boyuibe
Buena Vista
Cabezas
Camiri
Charagua
Comarapa
Concepción
Cotoca
Cuevo
El Carmen
El Cerro
General Saavedra
Guadalupe
Gutiérrez
Ipitá
La Estrella
La Guardia
La Higuera
Lagunillas
Las Taperas
Los Chacos
Monte Cristo
Montero
Pampa Grande
Perseverancia
Portachuelo
Postrevalle
Pucará
Puerto Alegre
Puerto Busch
Puerto Suárez
Roboré
Samaipata
San Ignacio
San Javier
San José de Chiquitos
San Matías
San Miguel
Santa Ana
Santa Cruz ( 1560 - )
Santa Rosa de la Roca
Santa Rosa del Palmar
Santa Rosa
Santiago
Santo Corazón
Trigal
Valle Grande
Warnes
Yapacaní
Yotau
Province
Cordillera
Unknown
Abapó
Chilón
Curiche
Florida
Mairana
Moromoro
Paurito
Piray
Postrervalle
San Carlos
San Juan del Potrero
Santa Rosa de la Mina
Terebinto
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Santa Cruz is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the country's territory. With an area of , it is slightly smaller than Japan or the US state of Montana. It is located in the eastern part of the country, sharing borders in the north and east with Brazil and with Paraguay in the south.

In the 2012 census, it reported a population of 3,412,921, making it the most populated department. The capital is the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The department is one of the wealthiest departments in Bolivia, with huge reserves of natural gas. Besides, it has experienced the highest increase of economic growth during the last 50 years in Bolivia and South America.

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