Depairtments o Bolivie

Bolivie is dividit intae nine depairtments (Spaingie: departamentos). Ilka ane o the depairtments is subdividit intae provinces (provincias), which are further subdividit intae municipalities (municipios).

Depairtments are govrened bi the electit govrenors (till 2010, prefects; an till 2005, appointit bi the Preses) an bi independently electit Depairtmental Legislative Assemblies (till 2010; Depairtmental Cooncils).

Bolivia's nine depairtments receivit greater autonomy unner the Admeenistrative Decentralization law o 1995. Depairtmental autonomy further increased wi the first popular elections for depairtmental govrenors, kent as prefects, on 18 December 2005. Fower depairtments (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando an Tarija) votit for greater autonomy in 2005, an athoot constitutional authorization, passed statutes o autonomy in 2008.^[1] The remainin five depairtments appruivit depairtmental autonomy in the general elections o 2009.

Depairtment statistics

Depairtment	Abbreviation	Population	Aurie (km²)	Densitie	Caipital (Pop.)
Depairtments o Bolivie

Total Bolivie	BOL	10,027,644	1,098,581	9.1	Sucre (Constitutional) Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Seat o Govrenment)
Beni	BNI	430,049	213,564	1.9	Trinidad (86,385)
Chuquisaca	CHQ	631,062	51,524	11.9	Sucre (280,259)
Cochabamba	CBB	1,786,040	55,631	22.7	Cochabamba (586,813)
La Paz	LPZ	2,756,989	133,985	19.9	Nuestra Señora de La Paz (835,000)
Oruro	ORU	444,093	53,558	8.2	Ciudad de Oruro (281,700)
Pando	PND	75,335	63,827	1.1	Cobija (32,217)
Potosí	PSI	780,392	118,218	6.5	Ciudad de Potosí (149,246)
Santa Cruz	SCZ	2,626,697	370,621	7.1	Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1,638,343)
Tarija	TJA	496,988	37,623	12.5	Ciudad de Tarija (170,906)
Source: Demographic Projections 2008, INE.^[2] Population density calculated based on 2006 population projections.