Cochabamba Department

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Cochabamba Department Quchapampa suyu
Department
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Nickname:  "City of Eternal Spring"
Location within Bolivia
Country	Bolivia
Established as department by law	1826
Autonomous department by referendum	2009
Capital	Cochabamba
Area
• Department	55,631 km2 (21,479 sq mi)
Elevation	2,574 m (8,445 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Department	1,758,143
• Urban	608,276
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
ISO 3166-2	BO-C
Website	http://www.cochabamba.gob.bo/

Cochabamba is a department in Bolivia. The capital city is Cochabamba.

Provinces

The Department of Cochabamba is divided into 16 provinces which are further divided into 47 municipalities. Then on the fourth level into 144 cantons.

Province	Capital	Area (km2)	Population (2012 census)
Arani	Arani	506	18,444
Arque	Arque	1.077	20,630
Ayopaya	Ayopaya	9.620	54,408
Bolívar	Bolívar	413	7,279
Capinota	Capinota	1.495	29,659
Carrasco	Totora	15.045	135,097
Cercado	Cochabamba	391	630,587
Chapare	Sacaba	12.445	262,845
Esteban Arce	Tarata	1.245	37,152
Germán Jordán	Cliza	305	34,342
Mizque	Mizque	2.730	35,586
Narciso Campero	Aiquile	5.550	35,763
Punata	Punata	850	54,409
Quillacollo	Quillacollo	720	335,393
Tapacarí	Tapacarí	1.500	24,595
Tiraque	Tiraque	1.739	41.954

Places of interest

• Carrasco National Park
• Tunari National Park
• Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
• Inkallaqta
• Inkachaka
• Inka Raqay
• Quillacollo
• Villa Tunari
• Laguna La Angostura
• Payrumani

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Cochabamba Department

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