| Official Name: | Cercado 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: | Cochabamba |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 391 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 517,024 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua, Aymara |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -17.3833°N -76°W |
| Elevation M: | 2750 |
Cercado is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Cochabamba, which is also the capital of the department.
The province consists of one municipality, Cochabamba Municipality. It is identical to the province.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan and Aymaran descent.
| Ethnic group | Inhabitants (%) |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 48.6 |
| Aymara | 10.2 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 1.0 |
| 39.7 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.4 |
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.
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 196,374 |
| Aymara | 39,594 |
| Guaraní | 602 |
| Another native | 458 |
| 478,004 | |
| Foreign | 30,046 |
| Only native | 12,556 |
| Native and Spanish | 208,237 |
| Only Spanish | 270,208 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo