title: Esteban Arze Province
text: # Esteban Arze Province
  
  Esteban Arze Province :
  
  | San José church in Esteban Arze square (Moko Pata), Tarata ||
  | - | - |
  | Location of Esteban Arze Province within Bolivia ||
  | General Data ||
  | Country | Bolivia |
  | Departament | Cochabamba Department |
  | Capital | Tarata |
  | Municipalities | 4 |
  | Cantons | 15 |
  | Area | 1,245 $km^2$ |
  | Elevation | 2,750 m |
  | Population | 31,997 (2001) |
  | Density | 25.7 $inhabitants/km^2$ (2001) |
  | Sub-prefect | |
  | Languages | Quechua, Spanish |
  | ISO 3166-2 | BO.CB.EA |
  | Cochabamba Department ||
  
  Esteban Arze (Quechua: T'arata) is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Tarata. Many people from the Esteban Arze province (Tarata and Arbieto) have migrated abroad,mainly to Argentina and to the Washington DC area (Arlington county, Fairfax county, and Alexandria Virginia, and Montgomery County Maryland.) https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/only-bridge-matters-now
  
  ## Subdivision
  
  The province is divided into four municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. The municipalities with their seats are:
  
  | Section | Municipality | Seat |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Tarata Municipality | Tarata |
  | 2nd | Anzaldo Municipality | Anzaldo |
  | 3rd | Arbieto Municipality | Arbieto |
  | 4th | Sacabamba Municipality | Sacabamba |
  
  ## Places of interest
  
  * Laguna La Angostura
  
  ## Holidays and Feasts
  
  The province's primary feast is in honor of Saint Severin, which is celebrated the last Sunday of November in the town of Tarata.
  
  