Tarija

Tarija
City & Municipality
From the top, left to right: Casa Dorada, Metropolitan Cathedral of Tarija, Plaza de Armas Luis de Fuentes y Vargas, Paleontology Museum, Vineyards in the Tarija Valley, Traditional adobe structure, Municipal government of Tarija
Coat of arms of Tarija
Official logo of Tarija
Tarija is located in Bolivia
Tarija
Tarija
Location in Bolivia
Tarija is located in South America
Tarija
Tarija
Tarija (South America)
Coordinates: 21°32′S 64°44′W / 21.533°S 64.733°W / -21.533; -64.733
Country Bolivia
DepartmentTarija
ProvinceCercado
FoundedJuly 4, 1574
Government
 • MayorJohnny Marcell Torres Terzo
Elevation
1,854 m (6,083 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Urban
268,000
 • Metro
330,000
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
Area code4
WebsiteOfficial website

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 (Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport, (TJA)) offering regular service to primary Bolivian cities, 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.[2]

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.