Cercado is a province in Cochabamba Department,

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. 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 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 widely ...

and

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

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

Places of interest

Tunari National Park Tunari National Park is a national park located in the Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' me ...

* 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