Languages
The languages spoken in the Cochabamba Department are mainly Spanish and Quechua. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognised group of speakers.
| Language | Department | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 872,010 | 2,281,198 |
| Aymara | 84,921 | 1,525,321 |
| Guaraní | 1,379 | 62,575 |
| Another native | 3,351 | 49,432 |
| Spanish | 1,101,822 | 6,821,626 |
| Foreign | 40,579 | 250,754 |
| Only native | 269,588 | 960,491 |
| Native and Spanish | 648,195 | 2,739,407 |
| Spanish and foreign | 454,273 | 4,115,751 |
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