Languages
The dominant language in the department is Spanish. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.
| Language | Department | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 8,643 | 2,281,198 |
| Aymara | 7,910 | 1,525,321 |
| Guaraní | 396 | 62,575 |
| Another native | 16,695 | 49,432 |
| Spanish | 331,547 | 6,821,626 |
| Foreign | 6,512 | 250,754 |
| Only native | 7,854 | 960,491 |
| Native and Spanish | 24,171 | 2,739,407 |
| Spanish and foreign | 307,680 | 4,115,751 |
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