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Bolivia Cities by Population

104 cities shown of 104 total Bolivia cities that are over 1,000 in population...

1. Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1,364,389
2. Cochabamba 900,414
3. La Paz 812,799
4. Sucre 224,838
5. Oruro 208,684
6. Tarija 159,269
7. Potosi 141,251
8. Montero 88,616
9. La Santisima Trinidad 84,259
10. Yacuiba 82,803
11. Riberalta 74,014
12. Guayaramerin 36,008
13. Mizque 30,481
14. Villazon 30,253
15. Llallagua 28,069
16. Camiri 27,961
17. Cobija 26,585
18. San Ignacio de Velasco 23,569
19. Tupiza 22,233
20. Warnes 22,036
21. San Borja 19,640
22. Villamontes 18,761
23. Cotoca 18,347
24. Villa Yapacani 18,187
25. Santiago del Torno 15,543
26. Huanuni 15,492
27. Punata 15,194
28. Ascension 14,429
29. Mineros 14,385
30. Patacamaya 12,260
31. Colchani 11,988
32. Rurrenabaque 11,749
33. Portachuelo 11,485
34. Puerto Quijarro 10,392
35. Uyuni 10,293

36. Robore 9,882
37. Pailon 9,304
38. Cliza 8,654
39. Achacachi 8,447
40. Vallegrande 8,422
41. Monteagudo 8,289
42. Aiquile 8,224
43. Tarata 8,043
44. Challapata 8,016
45. San Julian 7,706
46. Reyes 7,376
47. Concepcion 6,900
48. San Ramon 6,421
49. San Matias 6,352
50. La Belgica 5,501
51. Capinota 5,157
52. Chimore 5,147
53. San Pedro 5,002
54. Okinawa Numero Uno 4,944
55. Betanzos 4,847
56. Camargo 4,715
57. Copacabana 4,508
58. Santa Rosa 4,459
59. Comarapa 4,445
60. San Ramon 4,389
61. Mairana 4,298
62. Buena Vista 4,282
63. San Carlos 4,180
64. Jorochito 4,013
65. Colquiri 3,933
66. Colomi 3,921
67. Arani 3,906
68. Sipe Sipe 3,776
69. San Juan del Surutu 3,707
70. Huatajata 3,700

71. Limoncito 3,622
72. Samaipata 3,500
73. Urubicha 3,267
74. San Pablo 3,245
75. Lahuachaca 3,235
76. Boyuibe 3,075
77. Los Negros 3,046
78. Tiahuanaco 3,037
79. Charagua 3,025
80. San Pedro 2,990
81. Irpa Irpa 2,968
82. Chulumani 2,952
83. Padilla 2,920
84. Entre Rios 2,685
85. Puesto de Pailas 2,675
86. Mapiri 2,597
87. Isla del Sol 2,500
88. Santa Rita 2,444
89. Santa Barbara 2,434
90. Tarabuco 2,428
91. Abapo 2,419
92. Quime 2,404
93. Tomas Barron 2,373
94. Coroico 2,361
95. Sorata 2,190
96. Coripata 2,107
97. Machacamarca 2,044
98. Viloco 1,900
99. Atocha 1,833
100. Poopo 1,720
101. Colquechaca 1,706
102. Totoral 1,645
103. Totora 1,597
104. Colchani 1,074

Bolivia History

The Spanish conquest began in 1524 and was for all practical purposes completed by 1533. The territory now called Bolivia was then known as Upper Peru"" and was under the authority of the Viceroy of Lima. Local government came from the Audiencia de Charcas located in Chuquisaca. By the late 16th century Bolivian silver was an important source of revenue for the Spanish empire. A steady stream of natives served as labor force. As Spanish royal authority weakened during the Napoleonic wars, sentiment against colonial rule grew."

The struggle for independence started in 1809, and after 16 years of war the republic was proclaimed on August 6, 1825, named for Simn Bolvar.

In 1836, Bolivia, under the rule of Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz, invaded Peru to reinstall the deposed president, General Luis Orbegoso. Peru and Bolivia formed the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, with de Santa Cruz as the Supreme Protector. Following tensions between the Confederation and Chile, Chile declared war on December 28, 1836. Argentina, Chile's ally, declared war on the Confederation on May 9, 1837. The Peruvian-Bolivian forces achieved several major victories: the defeat of the Argentinian expedition and the defeat of the first Chilean expedition on the fields of Paucarpata near the city of Arequipa.

On the same field the Paucarpata Treaty was signed with the unconditional surrender of the Chilean and Peruvian rebel army. The treaty stipulated that Chile withdraw from Peru-Bolivia, return captured Confederate ships, economic relations would be normalized, and the Confederation would pay Peruvian debt to Chile. Public outrage over the treaty forced the government to reject it. Chile organized a second attack on the Confederation, and defeated it on the fields of Yungay using the same arms and equipment Santa Cruz had allowed them to retain. After this defeat, Santa Cruz fled to Ecuador, and the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation was dissolved.

Following the independence of Peru, General Gamarra, the Peruvian president, invaded Bolivia, under the Peruvian flag. The Peruvian army was decisively defeated at the Battle of Ingav on November 20, 1841, where Gamarra was killed. The Bolivian army under General Jos Ballivin then mounted a counter-offensive managing to capture the Peruvian port of Arica. Later, both sides signed a peace in 1842 putting a final end to the war.