The province was created on December 6, 1944, during the presidency of Gualberto Villarroel López.

Andrés Ibáñez Province is situated in an area of a semihumid tropical climate.

It is characterized by a very short dry season in the months of July and August and sufficient precipitation during the rest of the year, reaching a maximum in January.

Andrés Ibáñez Province comprises five municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

(1992) 6.7% of the employed population work in agriculture, 1.0% in mining, 14.1% in the industrial sector, and 78.2% in general services (2001).