Languages
The predominat 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 | 1,708 | 2,281,198 |
| Aymara | 1,848 | 1,525,321 |
| Guaraní | 35 | 62,575 |
| Another native | 861 | 49,432 |
| Spanish | 45,969 | 6,821,626 |
| Foreign | 7,719 | 250,754 |
| Only native | 336 | 960,491 |
| Native and Spanish | 3,676 | 2,739,407 |
| Spanish and foreign | 44,491 | 4,115,751 |
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