Bolivia Map & Atlas

Bolivia is divided into 9 first-level administrative divisions:

Santa Cruz is the largest urban area in Bolivia with about 2,102,998 people; the capital, La Paz, has about 1,590,000.

Highest terrain in Bolivia: ≈ 6,555 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

Mestizo (mixed White and Indigenous ancestry) 68%, Indigenous 20%, White 5%, Cholo/Chola 2%, African descent 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3%; 44% other Indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara (2009 est.)

Regionally, Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 9 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 3 divisions (La Paz, Oruro, Potosí).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2009 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Roman Catholic 65%, Protestant 19.6% (Evangelical (non-specific) 11.9%, Evangelical Baptist 2.1%, Evangelical Pentecostal 1.8%, Evangelical Methodist 0.7%, Adventist 2.8%, Protestant (non-specific) 0.3%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 0.9%, other 4.8%, atheist 1.7%, agnostic 0.6%, none 6.1%, unspecified 1.3% (2023 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 9 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Spanish (official) 68.1%, Quechua (official) 17.2%, Aymara (official) 10.5%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.1%; note - Spanish and all Indigenous languages are official (2012 est.)

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 9 divisions, while Quechua predominates in 2 divisions (Potosí, Chuquisaca).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2012 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys