Bolívar Province, Cochabamba

Bolívar Province
Province

Location of Bolívar Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°0′S 67°5′W / 18.000°S 67.083°W / -18.000; -67.083
Country Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Capital Bolívar
Government
 • Mayor Aniceto Cuti Felipe (2007)
Area
 • Total 159 sq mi (413 km2)
Elevation 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 8,635
 • Density 54/sq mi (20.9/km2)
 • Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone GMT -4

Bolívar Province is a province in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba. Its capital is the city of Bolívar, named after Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan military and political leader.

Subdivision

The province is not further subdivided into municipalities. So Bolívar Municipality and Bolívar Province are identical. The province is divided into nine cantons.

Canton Inhabitants (2001) [1] Seat
Bolívar Canton3,437Bolívar
Carpani Canton620Carpani
Comuna Canton413Comuna
Coyuma Canton541Coyuma
Challoma Canton242Challoma
Jorenko Canton or
Villa Verde Canton		665Jorenko
Vilacaya Canton632Vilacaya
Villa Victoria Canton904Villa Victoria
Yarbicoya Canton1,181Yarbicoya

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.

Ethnic group Inhabitants (%)
Quechua 91.6
Aymara 4.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 4.0
Other indigenous groups 0.0

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the Bolívar Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[2]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 7,747
Aymara 484
Guaraní 3
Another native 0
Spanish 3,010
Foreign 6
Only native 4,948
Native and Spanish 2,914
Only Spanish 96

See also

References

Coordinates: 18°00′S 67°05′W / 18.000°S 67.083°W / -18.000; -67.083

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