Department of santa cruz
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Santa Cruz Department Departamento Autónomo de Santa Cruz |
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| Autonomous Department | |||
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| Motto: Siempre libres cruceños seamos | |||
| Anthem: Bajo el cielo más puro de América | |||
 Location within Bolivia |
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| Country |
 Bolivia
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| Capital | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | ||
| Provinces | 15 | ||
| Established as department by law | 23 July 1826 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Ruben Costas(VERDES) | ||
| • Senators | Oscar Ortiz(PODEMOS) Jorge Agulera(PODEMOS) Guido Guardia(MAS) |
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| • Deputies | 25 out of 130 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 370,621 km2 (143,098 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 1st in Bolivia | ||
| 33.74% of Bolivia | |||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 3,412,921 | ||
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | BOT (UTC-4) | ||
| Area code(s) | +(591) 3 | ||
| Official language | Spanish, Guaraní | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BO-S | ||
| Abbreviations | SC | ||
| Website | http://www.santacruz.gob.bo | ||
Santa Cruz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta ˈkɾus]), with an area of 370,621 km2 (143,098 sq mi), is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia occupying about one-third (33,74%) of the territory of the country. 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 2,655,084, the second most populated after La Paz. 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.
According to current Constitution, the highest authority in the department lies with the governor. The former figure of prefect was appointed by the President of the Republic till 2005, when the prefect for the first time was elected by popular vote to serve for a five-year term. In 2010 the first governor was elected according to the implementation of autonomy after a struggle for almost a decade by the people of Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz also has a Departmental Assembly (Asamblea Departamental), which derives but differs from the previous Departmental Council (Consejo Departamental). It is a state legislature with limited legislation powers, being able to make laws in certain subjects in exclusivity and in some others in concurrence with the state legislative branch. .
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. The amount of land cultivated by modern farming techniques is increasing rapidly in the Santa Cruz area, where weather allows for two crops a year.
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