Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
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 .
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.
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
External links
Provinces Municipalities (and seats)
18°00′S 67°05′W / 18.000°S 67.083°W / -18.000; -67.083