City Details: Cochabamba
A few alternate names for Cochabamba are: CBB, Ciudad Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Kocabamb, Kocabamba, Kochabamba, Kočabamb, Kočabamba, Kuchawampa, Quchapampa
Cochabamba is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 661.484 according to the 2024 Bolivian census. Its name is from a compound of the Quechua words qucha "lake" and pampa, "open plain." Residents of the city and the surrounding areas are commonly referred to as cochalas or, more formally, cochabambinos.
General Information
- Official Name: Bolivia
- Common Name: Bolivia
- Population: 841276
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -17.3895, -66.1568
- Country Code: BOL
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Cochabamba
- 1. Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB), distance from city center: 4.12 km
- 2. Juan Mendoza Airport (ORU), distance from city center: 116.40 km
- 3. Chimore Airport (CCA), distance from city center: 116.81 km
Location of Cochabamba
Country Details
- Country: Bolivia
- Official Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Capital: Sucre
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 11,673,029
- Area: 1,098,581 km²
- Languages: Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua, Spanish
- Currency: Bolivian boliviano (Bs.)
- Timezones: UTC-04:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Paraguay
- Peru
Holidays in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Bolivia for 2026
- Año Nuevo - 2026-01-01
- Fiesta de la Virgen de Candelaria - 2026-02-02
- Feriado por Carnaval - 2026-02-16
- Feriado por Carnaval - 2026-02-17
- Viernes Santo - 2026-04-03
- Dia del trabajo - 2026-05-01
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
- Año Nuevo Andino - 2026-06-21
- Día de la Revolución Agraria - 2026-08-02
- Dia de la Patria - 2026-08-06
- Todos Santos - 2026-11-02
- Navidad - 2026-12-25
Museums in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d'Orbigny
Calle Potosí 1458, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3737° S, 66.1532° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,15:00-18:00
Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas y Museo Arqueológico
Calle Teniente Coronel German Jordán 199, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3954° S, 66.1573° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00 • Sa 08:30-12:30
Convento Museo Santa Teresa
Calle Mariano Baptista, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3898° S, 66.1580° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30, 14:00-18:00
Casa Museo Martín Cárdenas
Avenida Heroínas de la Coronilla, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3927° S, 66.1607° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:30-18:00 • Sa,Su,PH off
Casoña José María Santivañez
Calle José María Santivañez 156, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3944° S, 66.1592° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00, 14:30-18:30
Kuska
Calle Papa Clemente, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3675° S, 66.1349° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
Museo de la Historia de la Medicina Don Francisco de Viedma
Casona Mayorazgo
Avenida Simón López, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3653° S, 66.1746° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,14:30-18:30
Cementerio de Aviones AeroSur
Avenida de la Fuerza Aérea, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.4295° S, 66.1637° W
Hours: 24/7
Cementerio de Aviones DGAC
Calle Comandante Teddy Scott Villa, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.4169° S, 66.1719° W
Hours: 24/7
Museo La Salle
Calle Junín, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3893° S, 66.1608° W
Museo del Paracaidismo
Avenida Capitán Víctor Ustariz, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3967° S, 66.1719° W
Museo de Física
Calle Departamento Física, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3928° S, 66.1447° W
Museo de Anatomía Patológica
Calle Venezuela, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3869° S, 66.1497° W
Museo yGalería de Arte Gamboa
Avenida Manco Kapac 541, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3985° S, 66.1662° W
Museo de Autos Clásicos Carlos Salinas
Calle Friedman Schiller, Cercado, Bolivia
Coordinates: 17.3584° S, 66.1589° W