Bolívar Province, Cochabamba

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.

Bolívar Province
Province
Location of Bolívar Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°0′S 67°5′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
CapitalBolívar
Government
 • MayorAniceto Cuti Felipe (2007)
Area
 • Total159 sq mi (413 km2)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,635
 • Density54/sq mi (20.9/km2)
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneGMT -4

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
  1. www.ine.gob.bo Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived February 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

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