Cochabamba
Cochabamba (Aymara: Quchapampa; Quechua: Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630,587 according to the 2012 Bolivian census. Its name is from a compound of the Quechua words qucha "lake" and pampa, "open plain." Residents of the city and the surrounding areas are commonly referred to as cochalas or, more formally, cochabambinos.
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| Founded | August 15, 1571
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| Government:Type | Municipal Autonomous Government
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| Government:Mayor | José María Leyes
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| Area:Land | 169 km (65 sq mi)
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| Area:Water | 1 km (0.4 sq mi)
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| Area:Urban | 111 km (43 sq mi)
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| Elevation | 2,558 m (8,392 ft)
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| Population:Urban | 630,587
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| Population:Metro | 1,938,401
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| Municipality | Cochabamba Municipality
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