- Cercado Province (Cochabamba)
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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 / 17.383°S 66.167°W Country 
BoliviaDepartment Cochabamba Department Capital Cochabamba Area – Total 151 sq mi (391 km2) Elevation 9,022 ft (2,750 m) Population (2001) – Total 517,024 – Ethnicities Quechua, Aymara Time zone GMT -4 Cercado is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Cochabamba which is also the capital of the department.
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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
External links
Coordinates: 17°23′S 66°10′W / 17.383°S 66.167°W
Cochabamba Department 
Capital: CochabambaProvinces Arani • Arque • Ayopaya • Bolívar • Capinota • Carrasco • Cercado • Chapare • Esteban Arce •Germán Jordán • Mizque • Narciso Campero • Punata •Quillacollo • Tapacarí • Tiraque
Municipalities (and seats) Aiquile (Aiquile) • Alalay (Alalay) • Anzaldo (Anzaldo) • Arani (Arani) • Arbieto (Arbieto) • Arque (Arque) • Ayopaya (Ayopaya) • Bolívar (Bolívar) • Capinota (Capinota) • Chimoré (Chimoré) • Cliza (Cliza) • Cocapata (Cocapata) • Cochabamba (Cochabamba) • Colcapirhua (Colcapirhua) • Colomi (Colomi) • Cuchumuela (Cuchumuela) • Entre Ríos Municipality (Entre Ríos) Mizque (Mizque) • Morochata (Morochata) • Omereque (Omereque) • Pasorapa (Pasorapa) • Pocona (Pocona) • Pojo (Pojo) • Puerto Villarroel (Puerto Villarroel) • Punata (Punata) • Quillacollo (Quillacollo) • Sacaba (Sacaba) • Sacabamba (Sacabamba) • San Benito (San Benito) • Santiváñez (Santiváñez) • Shinahota (Shinahota) • Sicaya (Sicaya) • Sipe Sipe (Sipe Sipe) • Tacachi (Tacachi) • Tacopaya (Tacopaya) • Tapacarí (Tapacarí) • Tarata (Tarata) • Tiquipaya (Tiquipaya) • Tiraque (Tiraque) • Toco (Toco) • Tolata (Tolata) • Totora (Totora) • Vacas (Vacas) • Vila Vila (Vila Vila) • Villa Rivero (Villa Rivero) • Villa Tunari (Villa Tunari) • Vinto (Vinto)Categories:- Cochabamba Department, Bolivia geography stubs
- Cochabamba Department
- Provinces of Bolivia
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