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Departments of Bolivia
Departamentos de Bolivia (Spanish)
CategoryUnitary State
LocationPlurinational State of Bolivia
Number9
Populations110,436 (Pando) – 2,706,359 (La Paz)
Areas37,620 km (14,526 sq mi) (Tarija) – 370,620 km (143,098 sq mi) (Santa Cruz)
Government
Subdivisions

Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine departments (Template:Lang-es). Departments are the primary subdivisions of Bolivia, and possess certain rights under the Constitution of Bolivia. Each department is represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly—a bicameral 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, La Paz was originally the most populous, with 2,706,351 inhabitants as of 2012 but the far eastern department of Santa Cruz has since surpassed it by 2020; Santa Cruz also claims the title as the largest, encompassing 370,621 square kilometres (143,098 sq mi). Pando is the least populated, with a population of 110,436. The smallest in area is Tarija, encompassing 37,623 square kilometres (14,526 sq mi).

Departments

Departments of Bolivia
Department ISO 3166-2
code 		Capital Largest city Population
(2020) 		Area
km (sq mi) 		Density per
km (sq mi) 		Deputy
seats
Beni B Trinidad Trinidad 480,308 213,564 (82,458) 1.97 (5.10) 9
Chuquisaca H Sucre Sucre 637,013 51,524 (19,894) 11.18 (28.96) 11
Cochabamba C Cochabamba 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 Oruro 551,116 53,588 (20,690) 9.22 (23.88) 9
Pando N Cobija Cobija 154,355 63,827 (24,644) 1.73 (4.48) 5
Potosí P Potosí Potosí 901,555 118,218 (45,644) 6.97 (18.05) 14
Santa Cruz S Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra 3,370,059 370,621 (143,098) 7.16 (18.54) 25
Tarija T Tarija Tarija 583,330 37,623 (14,526) 12.82 (33.20) 9

See also

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