List of cities and largest towns in Bolivia

According to the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a city is classified as an area where the city limits are identifiable, and its local government is recognized.<ref name="2012cen" /> Bolivia has 1,384 cities.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of 21 November 2012, the date of the most-recent national census,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 53 cities have a population of at least 10,000 in Bolivia, as enumerated by the INE. These 53 cities have a population of 6,162,346, accounting for 61.4% of the country's population. The largest city is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with a population of 1,441,406, a 29.4% increase from the last census date of 5 September 2001.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> La Guardia had the highest percentage increase, 801.5%, from 2001 to 2012.

From 2001 to 2012, Bolivia had a population increase of 21.1%. Of the 53 cities, 42 had a higher increase than 21.1%, 8 had lower increase and 3 had a small decrease. The three cities that had a negative population growth from 2001 to 2012 are La Paz (−4.1%), Yacuíba (−4.2%), and Santa Ana del Yacuma (−5.4%). With the exception of the Department of La Paz, each department's capital city is the largest city in its respective department. The Department of Santa Cruz has the most cities (18), and Pando and Chuquisaca have the least (1).

An enlargeable map of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

List

Key

*	= Department capital
†	= Largest city in department

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1	Santa Cruz de la Sierra*†	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
2	El Alto†	La Paz	Template:Change
3	La Paz*	La Paz	Template:Change
4	Cochabamba*†	Cochabamba	Template:Change
5	Oruro*†	Oruro	Template:Change
6	Sucre*†	Chuquisaca	Template:Change
7	Tarija*†	Tarija	Template:Change
8	Potosí*†	Potosí	Template:Change
9	Sacaba	Cochabamba	Template:Change
10	Quillacollo	Cochabamba	Template:Change
11	Montero	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
12	Trinidad*†	Beni	Template:Change
13	Riberalta	Beni	Template:Change
14	Warnes	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
15	La Guardia	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
16	Viacha	La Paz	Template:Change
17	Yacuiba	Tarija	Template:Change
18	Colcapirhua	Cochabamba	Template:Change
19	Tiquipaya	Cochabamba	Template:Change
20	Cobija*†	Pando	Template:Change
21	Vinto	Cochabamba	Template:Change
22	Guayaramerín	Beni	Template:Change
23	Villazón	Potosí	Template:Change
24	YapacaníTemplate:Ref label	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
25	Villamontes	Tarija	Template:Change
26	Bermejo	Tarija	Template:Change
27	Camiri	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
28	Tupiza	Potosí	Template:Change
29	Llallagua	Potosí	Template:Change
30	San Ignacio de Velasco	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
31	San Julián	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
32	Huanuni	Oruro	Template:Change
33	Punata	Cochabamba	Template:Change
34	Cotoca	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
35	Ascensión de Guarayos	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
36	Achocalla	La Paz	Template:Change
37	Mineros	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
38	Uyuni	Potosí	Template:Change
39	San Borja	Beni	Template:Change
40	El Torno	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
41	Puerto Suárez	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
42	Portachuelo	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
43	Caranavi	La Paz	Template:Change
44	Rurrenabaque	Beni	Template:Change
45	Challapata	Oruro	Template:Change
46	Santa Ana del Yacuma	Beni	Template:Change
47	San José de Chiquitos	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
48	Sipe Sipe	Cochabamba	Template:Change
49	Patacamaya	La Paz	Template:Change
50	Puerto Quijarro	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
51	Vallegrande	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
52	Roboré	Santa Cruz	Template:Change
53	San Ignacio de Moxos	Beni	Template:Change

Notes

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|CitationClass=web }}</ref> The INE consolidated 19 cities, which had a 2001 population of 16,572, for the 2012 census to form Yapacaní.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>