Cercado Province (Cochabamba)
# Cercado Province (Cochabamba)

Cercado is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Cochabamba, which is also the capital of the department.

## Subdivision

The province consists of one municipality, Cochabamba Municipality. It is identical to the province.

## The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan and Aymaran descent.

| Ethnic group | Inhabitants (%) |
| - | - |
| Quechua | 48.6 |
| Aymara | 10.2 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 1.0 |
| Not indigenous | 39.7 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.4 |

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

## Languages

The languages spoken in the Cercado Province are mainly Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and Guaraní. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.

| Language | Inhabitants |
| - | - |
| Quechua | 196,374 |
| Aymara | 39,594 |
| Guaraní | 602 |
| Another native | 458 |
| Spanish | 478,004 |
| Foreign | 30,046 |
| Only native | 12,556 |
| Native and Spanish | 208,237 |
| Only Spanish | 270,208 |

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

## Places of interest

* Tunari National Park
* Laguna Alalay
