According to the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE),[1] a city is classified as an area where the city limits are identifiable, and its local government is recognized.
[3] As of 21 November 2012, the date of the most-recent national census,[4] 53 cities have a population of at least 10,000 in Bolivia, as enumerated by the INE.
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.
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%).
The Department of Santa Cruz has the most cities (18), and Pando and Chuquisaca have the least (1).