Five largest cities : Santa Cruz, El Alto, La Paz, Cochabamba, and Sucre
The population of the largest city (Santa Cruz) : 1, 912, 947 Rank Size Rule : 2nd Largest City (El Alto) population : 956, 474 3rd Largest City (La Paz) population : 637, 649 4th Largest City (Cochabamba) population : 478,237 5th Largest City (Sucre) population : 382, 589 Actual Population El Alto : 1, 123, 280 La Paz : 918,724 Cochabamba : 667,298 Sucre : 351,887 The Rank Size Rule would be somewhat accurate. The population using the rank size rule for El Alto is relatively close to the actual population (a 166,806 difference). Also the population using the rank size for Sucre is similar to the actual population (a 30,702). For the other largest cities, there's a major difference, making the rank size rule somewhat valid. There is a 281,075 difference for La Paz comparing the rank size rule calculation and actual population and a 187,062 difference for Sucre. Population : 10,836,000 Population Density (people per sq km) : 9 % Urban Population : 67% % Urban Population Living in Slums : 50% Average % Change in Urban Population : 2.5% % with Improved Urban Sanitation : 34% % with Improved Urban Water Supply : 96% Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) : 23.93 |