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Cochabamba (from
Quechua:
qucha or
qhucha, meaning "lake",
pampa meaning "plain" ) is one of the nine component
departments of
Bolivia. It is known to be the "
granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2012 census, was 1,758,143. Its capital is the city of
Cochabamba. Cochabamba is known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" due to its spring-like temperatures year round.