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.

Subdivision

The province is not further subdivided into municipalities. So Bolívar Municipality and Bolívar Province are identical. The province is divided into nine cantons.
CantonInhabitants 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 groupInhabitants
Quechua91.6
Aymara4.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1
Not indigenous4.0
Other indigenous groups0.0

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the Bolívar Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.
LanguageInhabitants
Quechua7,747
Aymara484
Guaraní3
Another native0
Spanish3,010
Foreign6
Only native4,948
Native and Spanish2,914
Only Spanish96