Department Flag Department Coat of Arms Motto: ¡Arriba cruceños, hagamos historia! (Stand up cruceños, let's make history!) Image File history File links Flag_of_santacruz. ... Image File history File links Sin_escudo. ... For other uses, see Flag (disambiguation). ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Anthem: Bajo el cielo más puro de América
Capital	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Largest city	Santa Cruz de la Siera
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní
Provinces	15
Area  - total  - % de Bolivia	Place nº 1 370,621 km² 33.74%
Population  - Total (2005)  - % of Bolivia  - Density	Place nº 2 2,433,602 26.08% 6.57hab./km²
Creation	July 23, 1826
Prefect	Ruben Costas (APB)
Senators	Oscar Ortiz (PODEMOS) Jorge Agulera (PODEMOS) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... Coordinates: , Country Department Province Andrés Ibáñez Founded February 26, 1561 Government  - Mayor Percy Fernández Area  - City 325. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... For other uses, see Guaraní (disambiguation). ... Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... By population By area By density ... (Redirected from 1 E10 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... By population By area By density ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front, i. ... Ruben Costas Aguilera is the prefect (governor) of Santa Cruz. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nations capital, La Paz. ... The Democratic and Social Power (Poder Democrático y Social) is a political party in Bolivia. ... The Democratic and Social Power (Poder Democrático y Social) is a political party in Bolivia. ... Guido Guardia (MAS) The Movement Toward Socialism (abbreviated MAS, from the Spanish name) is a Bolivian political party led by Evo Morales. ...
Deputies	25 out of 130
Calling Code:	+ (591) 3
ISO 3166-2	BO-S
Abbreviations	SC
Website	http://www.santacruz.gov.bo

Santa Cruz, with an area of 370,621 km², is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia. In the 2001 census, it reported a population of 2,029,471. The capital is the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the capital of La Paz. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Bolivia cover the countrys nine departments. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Bolivia is divided into nine departments (Spanish: departamentos). ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... Coordinates: , Country Department Province Andrés Ibáñez Founded February 26, 1561 Government  - Mayor Percy Fernández Area  - City 325. ...

The department covers a vast expanse of territory in eastern Bolivia, much of it rainforests, extending from the Andes to the border with Brazil. The department's economy depends largely on agriculture, with sugar, cotton, soybeans and rice being grown. In recent years, the discovery of natural gas in the department has led to plans for the development of a regional natural gas industry that is likely to boost the local economy. In July 2004, the people voted in a nation-wide referendum to allow for regulated exportation of the gas. The department also hosts El Mutún, the second largest iron ore reserve (after Carajás in Brazil) and largest magnesium deposits are also located there. This article is about the mountain system in South America. ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely traded commodity. ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... Binomial name (L.) Merr. ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... This article is about the fossil fuel. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: July 2004 in sports Deaths in July • 31 David B. Haight • 29 Francis Crick • 29 Nafisa Joseph • 23 Joe Cahill • 23 Mehmood • 23 Illinois Jacquet • 23 Carlos Paredes... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... El Cerro Mutún (Spanish for the Mountain Mutun) is the worlds largest iron ore deposit, containing 70% of the worlds iron and of its magnesium. ... General Name, symbol, number magnesium, Mg, 12 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, period, block 2, 3, s Appearance silvery white solid at room temp Standard atomic weight 24. ...

Santa Cruz is also leading the national trend towards greater levels of decentralized government which ideally should reach the rural provinces. The province has rich farmlands and is the centre of Bolivia's energy industry. Santa Cruz leaders want autonomy from the central authorities and a bigger share of natural gas revenues. They also oppose attempts by President Morales to nationalise key industries and redistribute land.

Government and Administration

According to current Constitution the highest authority in the department is the prefect (prefecto, similar to a governor but with restricted powers). Since 2005, the prefect has been elected by popular vote to serve for a five-year term; prior to this change, the prefect was appointed by the President of the Republic. The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. ...

Santa Cruz also has a Departmental Council (Consejo Departamental, similar to a state legislature but with restricted powers) of 23 members called councilors (consejeros). Each of the department's provinces returns at least one councilor, while remaining councilors are assigned to provinces on population basis. By law, the election of councilors is an attribution of municipalities. However, some municipalities such as Camiri (Province of Cordillera) or Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Province of Andrés Ibáñez) have issued internal norms (ordenanzas) in order to have their councilors elected by popular vote.

The Department of Santa Cruz is divided into 15 provinces:

Provinces of Santa Cruz Department (2005)

Provinces of Santa Cruz Department

Coordinates: , Country Department Province Andrés Ibáñez Founded February 26, 1561 Government  - Mayor Percy Fernández Area  - City 325. ... José Miguel de Velasco or Velasco is a province in the Santa Cruz department of Bolivia. ... San Ignacio de Velasco, San Ignacio, or SIV is the capital of the Velasco province in the Santa Cruz department of Bolivia. ... Buena Vista, which means pleasant view in Spanish, may refer to a number of things. ... Cordillera Province may mean: Cordillera Province, Bolivia Cordillera Province, Chile This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A town in Bolivia, Lagunillas (Bolivia) A town in Chile, Lagunillas (Chile) A town in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, Lagunillas (Venezuela) See also Lagunilla, a town in Spain. ... Vallegrande is the capital of the Vallegrande Province in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia. ... The town of Samaipata (Lat 18:10:44S Long 63:52:30W) is located in the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. ... Montero is a city in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 50 km away from Santa Cruz de la Sierra. ... Puerto Suarez is an important inland river port and municipality in Bolivia near the border with Brazil. ... Image File history File links Bolivia_department_of_SantaCruz. ... Image File history File links Bolivia_department_of_SantaCruz. ...

External links

• Bolivian Music and Web Varieties
• Bolivian Yellow Pages
• Departmental Government of Santa Cruz

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Beni · Chuquisaca · Cochabamba · La Paz · Oruro · Pando · Potosí · Santa Cruz · Tarija Bolivia is divided into nine departments (Spanish: departamentos). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia_(state). ... Motto: ¡Ventura, paz y unión! (Venture, peace and union!) Anthem: Canta victorioso pueblo de leyenda Capital La Santísima Trinidad Largest city La Santísima Trinidad Official languages Spanish, Moxeño Provinces 8 Area  - total  - % de Bolivia Place nº 2 213,564 km² 19. ... Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia, with an area of 51,524 km². Population (2001 census) 1,352,000. ... Map of Bolivia showing Cochabamba department Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. ... The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 113,985 km² with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. ... Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km2. ... Pando is a department of Bolivia, with an area of 63,827 km². Population (2001 census) 52,525. ... The department of Potosí is in the southwest of Bolivia. ... Tarija is a city in southern Bolivia, located 22. ...