Cercado Province (Cochabamba)

Cercado Province
Province
Alalay Lake and Cochabamba as seen from Cristo de la Concordia
Location of Cercado Province within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°23′S 66°10′W
Country	Bolivia
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

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 group	Inhabitants (%)
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

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
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

• Tunari National Park
• Laguna Alalay

References

• www.ine.gov.bo

External links

• Population data and map of Cercado Province (Cochabamba Municipality)