Cochabamba Department

Cochabamba
Departamento de Cochabamba (Spanish)
Quchapampa Suyu (Quechua)
Incallajta, Carrasco Province
Flag of Cochabamba
Official seal of Cochabamba
Nickname: 
"City of Eternal Spring"
Location within Bolivia
Location within Bolivia
Country Bolivia
Established as department by law1826
Autonomous department by referendum2009
CapitalCochabamba
Government
 • BodyDepartmental Legislative Assembly of Cochabamba
 • GovernorHumberto Sánchez (MAS-IPSP)
Area
 • Total55,631 km2 (21,479 sq mi)
Elevation
2,574 m (8,445 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total2,005,373
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
HDI (2019)0.708[1]
high · 7th of 9
ISO 3166-2BO-C
GDP (2023)in constant currency of 2015[2]
 - TotalUS$ 6.6 billion
Int$ 15.4 billion (PPP)
 - Per capitaUS$ 3,000
Int$ 7,100 (PPP)
WebsiteOfficial website

Cochabamba (Aymara: Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, Spanish: Departamento de Cochabamba pronounced [kotʃaˈβamba] , Quechua: Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua qucha or qhucha, meaning "lake", pampa meaning "plain",[3] is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from its geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km2. Its population in the 2024 census was 2,005,373. Its capital is the city of Cochabamba, known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—BoliviaFact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha pdf