Cercado Province (Oruro)
Cercado | |
|---|---|
Location of Cercado Province in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′S 66°50′W / 17.967°S 66.833°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro |
| Capital | Oruro |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,162 km2 (1,993 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census ) | |
• Total | 346,633 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua Aymara |
| Languages spoken | |
| • Spanish | 96.7% |
| • Quechua | 43.3% |
| • Aymara | 25.5% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Cercado is a province in the northeastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its capital is Oruro. The hamlet of Paria, established in 1535, was the first Spanish settlement in Bolivia and previously had been a regional capital of the Inca Empire. Paria is located in Soracachi municipality.