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
Department	Cochabamba Department
Capital	Bolívar
Government
• Mayor	Aniceto Cuti Felipe (2007)
Area
• Total	159 sq mi (413 km2)
Elevation	13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	8,197
• Density	51/sq mi (20/km2)
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

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

See also

• Machu Tanka Tanka
• Sirk'i
• Wayna Tanka Tanka