Cercado Province (Cochabamba)


Cercado is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Cochabamba which is also the capital of the department.

Subdivision

The province consists of one municipality, Cochabamba Municipality. It is identical to the province.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan and Aymaran descent.
Ethnic groupInhabitants
Quechua48.6
Aymara10.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos1.0
Not indigenous39.7
Other indigenous groups0.4

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the Cercado Province are mainly Spanish, Quechua, Aymara and Guaraní. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.
LanguageInhabitants
Quechua196.374
Aymara39.594
Guaraní602
Another native458
Spanish478.004
Foreign30.046
Only native12.556
Native and Spanish208.237
Only Spanish270.208

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

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