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Bolívar Province, Bolivia

Bolívar Province
Province
Location of Bolívar Province within Bolivia
Location of Bolívar Province within Bolivia
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Coordinates: 18°0′S 67°5′W / 18.000°S 67.083°W / -18.000; -67.083
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg 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 (2001)
 • Total 8,635
 • Density 54/sq mi (20.9/km2)
 • Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone GMT -4

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.

The province is not further subdivided into municipalities. So Bolívar Municipality and Bolívar Province are identical. The province is divided into nine cantons.

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

The languages spoken in the Bolívar Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.

Coordinates: 18°00′S 67°05′W / 18.000°S 67.083°W / -18.000; -67.083


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