List of cities in Bolivia
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This is a list of the thirty largest town
s and cities
in Bolivia
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See also: List of cities
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s and cities
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
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no. | city/town | 1992 census | 2001 census | 2008 estimate | annual growth (%) |
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1 | Santa Cruz Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country... |
697 278 | 1 113 582 | 1 545 161 | 4.79 |
2 | El Alto El Alto At one time merely a suburb of adjacent La Paz, Bolivia, on the Altiplano highlands, the city of El Alto is today one of Bolivia's largest and fastest-growing urban centers. As of the 2001 census, the population was 649,958. In 2010, the population may be nearly 900,000, or more. The city contains... |
424 528 | 647 350 | 907 887 | 4.95 |
3 | La Paz La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra... |
713 378 | 789 585 | 877 363 | 1.52 |
4 | Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... |
516 683 | 516 683 | 608 276 | 2.36 |
5 | Sucre Sucre Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m... |
131 769 | 193 876 | 281 240 | 5.46 |
6 | Oruro Oruro, Bolivia Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro.... |
183 422 | 201 230 | 228 624 | 1.84 |
7 | Tarija Tarija, Bolivia Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is both the capital and largest city within the Tarija Department, with an airport offering regular service to primary Bolivian cities, as well as a regional bus terminal with domestic and... |
90 113 | 135 783 | 194 768 | 5.29 |
8 | Potosí Potosí Potosí is a city and the capital of the department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world by elevation at a nominal . and it was the location of the Spanish colonial mint, now the National Mint of Bolivia... |
112 291 | 132 966 | 160 648 | 2.74 |
9 | Sacaba Sacaba Sacaba is the capital of the Bolivian province of Chapare. The city, located 13 kilometers eastward from Cochabamba, is the second largest city in the Cochabamba Department after Cochabamba city... |
92 581 | 92 581 | 104 285 | 1.72 |
10 | Montero Montero Montero has an elevation of 300 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 23 °C. The city is predominantly agricultural, producing soybeans, cotton, corn and rice.... |
57 027 | 78 294 | 98 078 | 3.27 |
11 | Trinidad Trinidad, Bolivia Trinidad, officially La Santísima Trinidad , is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Beni. The population is 130,000 .... |
57 328 | 75 987 | 92 050 | 2.78 |
12 | Riberalta Riberalta Riberalta is a town in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, situated where the Madre de Dios River joins the Beni River. Riberalta is on the south bank of the Beni River.... |
43 454 | 64 511 | 84 888 | 4.00 |
13 | Yacuiba Yacuíba Yacuiba is a city in southern Bolivia and the capital city of Gran Chaco Province in the Tarija Department. It lies three kilometers from the Argentine border. It has a population of approximately 80,000 and lies above sea level. ıt was part of Salta Province of Argentina until its cession to... |
64 611 | 84 779 | 1.52 | |
14 | Quillacollo Quillacollo Quillacollo is the capital of Quillacollo Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.- Population and growth :The city of Quillacollo is located westward of Cochabamba City. Quillacollo's population is 74,980 based on the 2001 census and is estimated to reach 85,224 in 2009... |
74 980 | 74 980 | 84 548 | 1.73 |
15 | Colcapirhua Colcapirhua Colcapirhua is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Colcapirhua Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.- External links :* *... |
41 637 | 41 637 | 47 041 | 1.76 |
16 | Cobija Cobija The Bolivian city of Cobija is located about 600 km north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border of Brazil and Peru. Cobija lies on banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian city Brasiléia. Cobija lies at an elevation of ca... |
10 001 | 20 820 | 40 125 | 9.83 |
17 | Guayaramerín Guayaramerín Guayaramerín is a city within the Bolivian Beni Department. It is the capital of the Guayaramerín Municipality in the Vaca Díez Province. Guayaramerín is located on the left side of Mamoré River, facing the Brazilian city of Guajará-Mirim. It is a port in which there is a permanent port of the... |
27 706 | 33 095 | 37 121 | 1.65 |
18 | Viacha Viacha Viacha is a city in Bolivia, situated in the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department. Viacha lies in the Altiplano, 22 km. Southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train.- Economy :... |
29 108 | 35 102 | ||
19 | Villazón Villazón Villazón is a town in southern Bolivia, on the border with Argentina. It sits directly across a river from La Quiaca in Argentina. The town is a busy trading hub, with large quantities of goods flowing north.... |
23 670 | 28 045 | 33 943 | 2.76 |
20 | Camiri Camiri Camiri is a town in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 33,705 inhabitants,... |
27 971 | 26 505 | 32 670 | 3.03 |
21 | Bermejo Bermejo - Geographic Locations :*Bermejo Department, Chaco, Argentina*Bermejo Pass, an alternate name for Uspallata Pass, Argentina*Bermejo River, a tributary of the Paraguay River, South America*Bermejo, Tarija Department, Bolivia**Bermejo Airport... |
21 394 | 26 059 | 32 140 | 3.04 |
22 | Tiquipaya Tiquipaya Tiquipaya is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Tiquipaya Municipality, the third municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.- References :... |
26 732 | 26 732 | 30 227 | 1.77 |
23 | El Carmen El Carmen -Colombia:*El Carmen, Santander a municipality in the Santander Department*El Carmen de Atrato, a municipality in the Chocó Department*El Carmen, Norte de Santander, a municipality in the Norte de Santander Department... |
4 761 | 13 094 | 26 548 | 10.62 |
24 | San Ignacio San Ignacio de Velasco San Ignacio de Velasco, San Ignacio, or SIV is the capital of the José Miguel de Velasco Province and the San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia.-People:... |
12 565 | 19 401 | 26 535 | 4.57 |
25 | Warnes Warnes (Santa Cruz) Warnes is a town in Bolivia. It is located 24 kilometers north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.- External links :*... |
10 866 | 17 872 | 25 619 | 5.28 |
26 | Tupiza Tupiza Tupiza is a city in Potosí Department, Bolivia. It is located at around at an elevation of about 3160 m. The population is 23,100... |
20 137 | 21 707 | 24 491 | 1.74 |
27 | San Borja San Borja, Bolivia - Location :San Borja is the seat of the San Borja Municipality, the second municipal section of the José Ballivián Province. The town is located at an elevation of 197 m on the left bank of Río Maniqui, a tributary of Río Rapulo which flows into Río Mamoré.... |
11 072 | 16 891 | 22 736 | 4.34 |
28 | Villamontes Villamontes Villamontes is a town in the Tarija Department in south-eastern Bolivia.-Location:Villamontes is the administrative center of Villamontes Municipio and situated at , 390 m above sea level, on the left bank of Río Pilcomayo where the river crosses the Sierra del Aguarague mountain range and flows... |
11 086 | 16 113 | 22 675 | 5.00 |
29 | Cotoca Cotoca Cotoca is a town in Bolivia. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 23,951.-References:Cotoca is about 20 Kilometers away from the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia... |
9 229 | 15 181 | 21 764 | 5.28 |
30 | Yapacaní Yapacaní Yapacaní is the largest town in the province of Ichilo in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz. It lies on the west bank of the Yapacani River, at the mouth of the Surutú River, 100 km north-west of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the largest city in Bolivia. It is the centre of the district of... |
8 585 | 14 589 | 21 428 | 5.65 |
See also: List of cities