Cochabamba (Bolivia
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Sources of Information
- BGN 6/30/82(Departamento de Cochabamba [Cochabamba=[brief], department, 17°30ʹS 65°40ʹW)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm1; 17°30ʹ00ʺS 065°40ʹ00ʺW)
- BGN 6/30/82(Departamento de Cochabamba [Cochabamba=[brief], department, 17p0s30ʹS 65p0s40ʹW)
- U.S. Off. of Geog. BGN gaz., Bolivia, 1955(Cochabamba [brief], Departamento de, dept, 17 30 S 65 40 W; also lists 3 others as ppls)
Wikipedia description:
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", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the breadbasket 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.
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