Bolívar Province, Bolivia

Bolívar Province
—  Province  —
Location of Bolívar Province within Bolivia
Coordinates:
Country Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Capital Bolívar
Government
 • Mayor Aniceto Cuti Felipe (2007)
Area
 • Total 159.5 sq mi (413 km2)
Elevation 13,123 ft (4,000 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 8,635
 • Density 54.1/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.

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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 Canton 3,437 Bolívar
Carpani Canton 620 Carpani
Comuna Canton 413 Comuna
Coyuma Canton 541 Coyuma
Challoma Canton 242 Challoma
Jorenko Canton or
Villa Verde Canton		 665 Jorenko
Vilacaya Canton 632 Vilacaya
Villa Victoria Canton 904 Villa Victoria
Yarbicoya Canton 1,181 Yarbicoya

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

References

  1. ^ www.ine.gob.bo
  2. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático (Spanish)

External links

Capital: Cochabamba
Provinces
Municipalities (and seats)