Cercado Province (Cochabamba)
Appearance
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Cercado Province | |
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Province | |
![]() Alalay Lake and Cochabamba as seen from Cristo de la Concordia | |
![]() Location of Cercado Province within Bolivia | |
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Coordinates: 17°23′S 66°10′W / 17.383°S 66.167°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Cochabamba Department |
Capital | Cochabamba |
Area | |
• Total | 151 sq mi (391 km2) |
Elevation | 9,020 ft (2,750 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 517,024 |
• Ethnicities | Quechua Aymara |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Cercado is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Cochabamba, which is also the capital of the department.
Subdivision
[edit]The province consists of one municipality, Cochabamba Municipality. It is identical to the province.
The people
[edit]The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan and Aymaran descent.
Ethnic group | Inhabitants (%) |
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Quechua | 48.6 |
Aymara | 10.2 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 1.0 |
Not indigenous | 39.7 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.4 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Languages
[edit]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.
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 196,374 |
Aymara | 39,594 |
Guaraní | 602 |
Another native | 458 |
Spanish | 478,004 |
Foreign | 30,046 |
Only native | 12,556 |
Native and Spanish | 208,237 |
Only Spanish | 270,208 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Places of interest
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[edit]17°23′S 66°10′W / 17.383°S 66.167°W