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DEPARTMENTS OF BOLIVIA
Bolivia is a unitary republic politically subdivided into departments (Spanish: departamentos). Each of the departments is subdivided into provinces (provincias), which are further subdivided into municipalities (municipios).
Departments are governed by the elected governors (until 2010, prefects; and until 2005, appointed by the President) and by independently elected Departmental Legislative Assemblies (until 2010; Departmental Councils).
Beni Department
Capital – Trinidad
Area: 213,564 km² (19.44% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 430,049 inhabitants, 4.3% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Moxeño
Chuquisaca Department
Capital – Sucre
Area: 51,524 km² (4.7% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 631,062 inhabitants, 6.3% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Quechua
Cochabamba Department
Capital – Cochabamba
Area: 55,631 km² (5.06% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 1,786,040 inhabitants, 17.8% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Quechua
La Paz Department
Capital – La Paz
Area: 133,985 km² (12.2% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 2,756,989 inhabitants, 27.5% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Aymara
Oruro Department
Capital – Oruro
Area: 53,558 km² (4.9% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 444,093 inhabitants , 4.4% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Aymara
Pando Department
Capital – Cobija
Area: 63,827 km²(5.8% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 75,335 inhabitants, 0.75% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish
Potosí Department
Capital – Potosí
Area: 118,218 km² (10.76% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 780,392 inhabitants, 7.8% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Quechua
Santa Cruz Department
Capital – Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Area: 370,621 km² (33.74% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 2,626,697 inhabitants, 26.2% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Guaraní
Tarija Department
Capital – Tarija
Area: 37,623 km² (3.4% the total territory of Bolivia)
Population: 496,988 inhabitants, 4.96% of the total population of Bolivia (2008)
Languages: Spanish, Guaraní |
