Cercado is a

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Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the ...

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. Its capital is

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 6 ...

, which is also the capital of the department.

Subdivision

The province consists of one

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, Cochabamba Municipality. It is identical to the province.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of

Quechuan Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most w ...

and

Aymaran Aymaran (also Jaqi or Aru) is one of the two dominant language families in the central Andes alongside Quechuan. The family consists of Aymara, widely spoken in Bolivia, and the endangered Jaqaru and Kawki languages of Peru. Hardman (1978) pr ...

descent. Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the Cercado Province are mainly

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Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

, Aymara, and Guaraní. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers. Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Places of interest

Tunari National Park Tunari National Park is a national park located in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) w ...

* Laguna Alalay

References

www.ine.gov.bo

External links

Population data and map of Cercado Province (Cochabamba Municipality)
Provinces of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub