| Official Name: | Bolívar Province |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cercado Province within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cochabamba Department |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bolívar |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Aniceto Cuti Felipe (2007) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 413 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 8635 |
| Population Density Km2: | 20.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -18°N -72°W |
| Elevation M: | 4000 |
Bolívar Province is a province in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba. Its capital is the city of Bolívar, named after Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan military and political leader.
The province is not further subdivided into municipalities. So Bolívar Municipality and Bolívar Province are identical. The province is divided into nine cantons.
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001) [1] | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Bolívar Canton | 3,437 | Bolívar |
| Carpani Canton | 620 | Carpani |
| Comuna Canton | 413 | Comuna |
| Coyuma Canton | 541 | Coyuma |
| Challoma Canton | 242 | Challoma |
| Jorenko Canton or Villa Verde Canton | 665 | Jorenko |
| Vilacaya Canton | 632 | Vilacaya |
| Villa Victoria Canton | 904 | Villa Victoria |
| Yarbicoya Canton | 1,181 | Yarbicoya |
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.
| Ethnic group | Inhabitants (%) |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 91.6 |
| Aymara | 4.3 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
| 4.0 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.0 |
The languages spoken in the Bolívar Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[2]
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 7,747 |
| Aymara | 484 |
| Guaraní | 3 |
| Another native | 0 |
| 3,010 | |
| Foreign | 6 |
| Only native | 4,948 |
| Native and Spanish | 2,914 |
| Only Spanish | 96 |