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Bolivian cities by population: #1–10

According to the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE), a city is classified as an area where the city limits are identifiable, and its local government is recognized.[1] Bolivia has 1,384 cities.[2] As of 21 November 2012, the date of the most-recent national census,[3] 53 cities have a population of at least 10,000 in Bolivia, as enumerated by the INE. These 53 cities have a population of 6,162,346, accounting for 61.4% of the country's population. The largest city is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with a population of 1,441,406, a 29.4% increase from the last census date of 5 September 2001.[4] La Guardia had the highest percentage increase, 801.5%, from 2001 to 2012.

From 2001 to 2012, Bolivia had a population increase of 21.1%. Of the 52 cities, 42 had a higher increase than 21.1%, 8 had lower increase and 3 had a small decrease. The three cities that had a negative population growth from 2001 to 2012 are La Paz (–4.1%), Yacuíba (–4.2%), and Santa Ana del Yacuma (–5.4%). With the exception of the Department of La Paz, each department's capital city is the largest city in its respective department. The Department of Santa Cruz has the most cities (18), and Pando and Chuquisaca have the least (1).

List

Top five cities by population
City skyline of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
1. Santa Cruz de la Sierra
City skyline of El Alto
2. El Alto
City skyline of La Paz
3. La Paz
City skyline or Oruro
5. Oruro
Key
Kühn = Department capital
† = Largest city in department
Rank City & Town Department 2012 Census[1] 2001 Census[5] Net change
1 Santa Cruz de la Sierra†  Santa Cruz Department 1,441,406 1,113,582 +29.4%
2 El Alto†  La Paz Department 842,378 647,350 +30.1%
3 La Paz  La Paz Department 757,184 789,585 −4.1%
4 Cochabamba† Cochabamba Department 630,587 516,683 +22.0%
5 Oruro† Oruro Department 264,683 201,332 +31.5%
6 Sucre† Chuquisaca Department 237,480 193,876 +22.5%
7 Tarija† Tarija Department 179,528 135,783 +32.2%
8 Potosí† Potosí Department 174,973 132,966 +31.6%
9 Sacaba Cochabamba Department 149,570 92,581 +61.6%
10 Quillacollo Cochabamba Department 117,859 74,980 +57.2%
11 Montero  Santa Cruz Department 107,294 78,294 +37.0%
12 Trinidad† Beni Department 101,454 75,540 +34.3%
13 Riberalta Beni Department 78,754 64,511 +22.1%
14 Warnes  Santa Cruz Department 77,668 17,872 +334.6%
15 La Guardia  Santa Cruz Department 77,278 8,572 +801.5%
16 Viacha  La Paz Department 62,516 29,108 +114.8%
17 Yacuíba Tarija Department 61,844 64,611 −4.3%
18 Colcapirhua Cochabamba Department 51,896 41,980 +23.6%
19 Tiquipaya Cochabamba Department 49,237 26,732 +84.2%
20 Cobija† Pando 42,849 20,820 +105.8%
21 Vinto Cochabamba Department 40,920 14,180 +188.6%
22 Guayaramerín Beni Department 35,764 33,095 +8.1%
23 Villazón Potosí Department 35,167 28,045 +25.4%
24 Villamontes Tarija Department 30,228 16,113 +87.6%
25 Bermejo Tarija Department 29,459 26,059 +13.0%
26 Camiri  Santa Cruz Department 28,855 26,505 +8.9%
27 Tupiza Potosí Department 27,302 21,707 +25.8%
28 Llallagua Potosí Department 25,166 20,065 +25.4%
29 San Ignacio de Velasco  Santa Cruz Department 23,126 19,401 +19.2%
30 San Julián  Santa Cruz Department 20,687 6,798 +204.3%
31 Huanuni Oruro Department 20,336 15,106 +34.6%
32 Punata Cochabamba Department 19,559 14,742 +32.7%
33 Cotoca  Santa Cruz Department 19,482 15,181 +28.3%
34 Ascención de Guarayos  Santa Cruz Department 19,254 13,630 +41.3%
35 Achocalla  La Paz Department 18,442 10,369 +77.9%
36 Mineros  Santa Cruz Department 18,340 13,282 +38.1%
37 Uyuni Potosí Department 18,068 10,551 +71.2%
38 San Borja Beni Department 17,520 16,273 +7.7%
39 El Torno  Santa Cruz Department 17,130 11,879 +44.2%
40 Puerto Suárez  Santa Cruz Department 16,643 11,594 +43.5%
41 Portachuelo  Santa Cruz Department 14,091 11,338 +24.3%
42 Caranavi  La Paz Department 13,766 12,083 +13.9%
43 Rurrenabaque Beni Department 13,446 8,479 +58.6%
44 Challapata Oruro Department 12,684 9,452 +34.2%
45 Santa Ana del Yacuma Beni Department 12,178 12,877 −5.4%
46 San José de Chiquitos  Santa Cruz Department 11,874 9,322 +27.4%
47 Sipe Sipe Cochabamba Department 11,826 3,226 +266.6%
48 Patacamaya  La Paz Department 11,197 8,414 +33.1%
49 Puerto Quijarro  Santa Cruz Department 11,071 8,963 +23.5%
50 Vallegrande  Santa Cruz Department 10,158 7,884 +28.8%
51 Roboré  Santa Cruz Department 10,098 10,078 +0.2%
52 San Ignacio de Moxos Beni Department 10,054 9,590 +4.8%

Notes

The city of El Palmar KM 23 is now part of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, by Google Earth.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ciudades/Comunidades/Centros Poblados a Localidades Empadronadas en el Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012" [Cities/Communities/Towns and Villages Centers Enumerated in the Census of Population and Housing 2012] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Bolivia" (in Spanish). UNESCO. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "El Gobierno Realizará el Censo 2012 el 21 de Noviembre" [The Government will make the 2012 Census on 21 November]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (2003). "Bolivia: Niveles, Tendencias y Diferenciales de la Fecundidad" [Bolivia: Levels, Trends and Differentials of Fertility] (PDF) (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda – 2001" [Census of Population and Housing – 2001] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia. 2 November 2001. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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