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.
CantonInhabitants (2001) www.ine.gob.bo 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 (%)Quechua91.6Aymara4.3Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1Not indigenous 4.0Other indigenous groups0.0 Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Languages The languages spoken in the Bolívar Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático (Spanish)
Language InhabitantsQuechua7,747Aymara484Guaraní3Another native 0Spanish 3,010Foreign6Only native4,948Native and Spanish2,914Only Spanish96
See also Machu Tanka Tanka Sirk'i Wayna Tanka Tanka
References
External links Population data and map of Bolívar Province (Bolívar Municipality)