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] is a ] consisting of nine ''']''' ({{lang-es|departamentos}}). Departments are the primary subdivisions of Bolivia, and possess certain rights under the ]. Each department is represented in the ]—a ] legislature consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Each department is represented by four Senators, while Deputies are awarded to each department in proportion to their total population. | |||
Out of the nine departments, ] was originally the most populous, with 2,706,351 inhabitants as of 2012 but the far eastern department of ] has since surpassed it by 2020; Santa Cruz also claims the title as the largest, encompassing {{Convert|370621|km2|mi2}}. ] is the least populated, with a population of 110,436. The smallest in area is ], encompassing {{Convert|37623|km2|mi2}}. | |||
== Departments == | == Departments == |
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Departments of Bolivia Departamentos de Bolivia (Spanish) | |
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Category | Unitary State |
Location | Plurinational State of Bolivia |
Number | 9 |
Populations | 110,436 (Pando) – 2,706,359 (La Paz) |
Areas | 37,620 km (14,526 sq mi) (Tarija) – 370,620 km (143,098 sq mi) (Santa Cruz) |
Government |
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Subdivisions |
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Departments
Flag | Department | ISO 3166-2 code | Capital city | Largest city | Population (2020) |
Area km (sq mi) |
Density per km (sq mi) |
Deputy seats |
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Beni | B | Trinidad | 480,308 | 213,564 (82,458) | 1.97 (5.10) | 9 | ||
Chuquisaca | H | Sucre | 637,013 | 51,524 (19,894) | 11.18 (28.96) | 11 | ||
Cochabamba | C | Cochabamba | 2,028,639 | 55,631 (21,479) | 31.6 (81.84) | 19 | ||
La Paz | L | La Paz | El Alto | 2,926,996 | 133,985 (51,732) | 20.2 (52.32) | 29 | |
Oruro | O | Oruro | 551,116 | 53,588 (20,690) | 9.22 (23.88) | 9 | ||
Pando | N | Cobija | 154,355 | 63,827 (24,644) | 1.73 (4.48) | 5 | ||
Potosí | P | Potosí | 901,555 | 118,218 (45,644) | 6.97 (18.05) | 14 | ||
Santa Cruz | S | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 3,370,059 | 370,621 (143,098) | 7.16 (18.54) | 25 | ||
Tarija | T | Tarija | 583,330 | 37,623 (14,526) | 12.82 (33.20) | 9 |
Former Departments
Flag | Department | Capital city | Largest city | Population | Area km (sq mi) |
Fate |
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Litoral Department | Antofagasta | 15,000 (1879) | 154,393 (59,611) | Incorporated into Chile |
See also
- ISO 3166-2:BO, the ISO codes for the departments of Bolivia.
- Bolivian autonomy referendums, 2008
- List of Bolivian departments by Human Development Index
References
- National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (2012). "Bolivia Caracteristicas de Populacion y Vivienda: Censo Nacional de Populacion y Vivienda 2012" [Bolivia Characteristics of Population and Housing: National Censo of Population and Housing 2012] (PDF) (PDF) (in Spanish). Bolivian National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
External links
Departments of Bolivia | ||
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First-level administrative divisions of South American countries | |
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Table of administrative country subdivisions by country |