Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality. In these cases the municipalities are identical to the provinces they belong to.
Municipalities in Bolivia are each led by a mayor, an executive office. Mayors were appointed by the national government from 1878 to 1942 and from 1949 to 1987. Local elections were held under the 1942 municipal code, which was in force until 1991. The 1985 Organic Law of Municipalities restored local elections for mayor and created a legislative body, the municipal council.
In 1994, the entire territory of Bolivia was merged into municipalities, where previously only urban areas were organized as municipalities. As an effect of decentralization through the 1994 Law of Popular Participation the number of municipalities in Bolivia has risen from an initial twenty-four (in 1994) to 327 (in 2005), to 337 (at the time of the 2010 elections), to 339 (as of August 2010). Of the 327 municipalities existing after 2005, 187 are inhabited by mainly indigenous population; 184 of these are located in the five Andean departments, with the remaining three in Santa Cruz department. New municipalities must have at least 10,000 residents, or 5,000 in the case of border areas.
The municipalities are as follows ordered by department:
Baures MunicipalityExaltación MunicipalityGuayaramerín MunicipalityHuacaraje MunicipalityLoreto Municipality, BeniMagdalena Municipality, BeniPuerto Siles MunicipalityReyes MunicipalityRiberalta MunicipalityRurrenabaque MunicipalitySan Andrés Municipality, BeniSan Borja MunicipalitySan Ignacio Municipality, BeniSan Javier Municipality, BeniSan Joaquín Municipality, BeniSan Ramón Municipality, BeniSanta Ana Municipality, BeniSanta Rosa Municipality, BeniTrinidad Municipality, BeniAiquile MunicipalityAlalay MunicipalityAnzaldo MunicipalityArani MunicipalityArbieto MunicipalityArque MunicipalityAyopaya MunicipalityBolívar Municipality, CochabambaCapinota MunicipalityChimoré MunicipalityCliza MunicipalityCocapata MunicipalityCochabamba MunicipalityColcapirhua MunicipalityColomi MunicipalityCuchumuela MunicipalityEntre Ríos Municipality, CochabambaMizque MunicipalityMorochata MunicipalityMuela MunicipalityOmereque MunicipalityPasorapa MunicipalityPocona MunicipalityPojo MunicipalityPuerto Villarroel MunicipalityPunata MunicipalityQuillacollo MunicipalitySacaba MunicipalitySacabamba MunicipalitySan Benito MunicipalitySantivañez MunicipalityShinahota Municipality / Shinaota Municipality / Sinahota MunicipalitySicaya MunicipalitySipe Sipe MunicipalityTacachi MunicipalityTacopaya MunicipalityTapacarí MunicipalityTarata MunicipalityTiquipaya MunicipalityTiraque MunicipalityToco MunicipalityTolata MunicipalityTotora MunicipalityTunari MunicipalityVacas MunicipalityVila Vila MunicipalityVinto MunicipalityAzurduy MunicipalityCamargo Municipality, ChuquisacaCulpina MunicipalityEl Villar MunicipalityHuacareta MunicipalityHuacaya MunicipalityIcla MunicipalityIncahuasi MunicipalityMojocoya MunicipalityCamataqui MunicipalityLas Carreras MunicipalityMacharetí MunicipalityMonteagudo MunicipalityPadilla MunicipalityPoroma MunicipalityPresto MunicipalitySan Lucas MunicipalitySopachuy MunicipalitySucre Municipality, BoliviaTarabuco MunicipalityTomina MunicipalityVilla Alcalá MunicipalityVilla Charcas MunicipalityVilla Serrano MunicipalityVilla Vaca Guzmán MunicipalityVilla Zudañez MunicipalityTarvita MunicipalityYotala MunicipalityYamparáez MunicipalityAchacachi MunicipalityAchocalla MunicipalityAlto Beni MunicipalityAncoraimes MunicipalityApolo MunicipalityAucapata MunicipalityAyata MunicipalityAyo Ayo MunicipalityBatallas MunicipalityCairoma MunicipalityCajuata MunicipalityCalacoto MunicipalityCalamarca MunicipalityCaquiaviri MunicipalityCaranavi MunicipalityCatacora MunicipalityChacarilla MunicipalityCharaña MunicipalityChúa Cocani MunicipalityChulumani MunicipalityChuma MunicipalityCollana MunicipalityColquencha MunicipalityColquiri MunicipalityComanche MunicipalityCombaya MunicipalityCopacabana Municipality, La PazCoripata MunicipalityCoro Coro MunicipalityCoroico MunicipalityCurva MunicipalityDesaguadero MunicipalityEl Alto Municipality, La PazEscoma MunicipalityGeneral Juan José Pérez MunicipalityGuanay MunicipalityGuaqui MunicipalityHuatajata MunicipalityHuarina MunicipalityHumanata MunicipalityIchoca MunicipalityInquisivi MunicipalityIrupana MunicipalityIxiamas MunicipalityLa Asunta MunicipalityLa Paz MunicipalityLaja MunicipalityLicoma Pampa MunicipalityLuribay MunicipalityMalla MunicipalityMecapaca MunicipalityMocomoco MunicipalityNazacara de Pacajes MunicipalityPalca MunicipalityPalos Blancos MunicipalityPapel Pampa MunicipalityPatacamaya MunicipalityPelechuco MunicipalityPucarani MunicipalityPuerto Acosta MunicipalityPuerto Carabuco MunicipalityPuerto Pérez MunicipalityQuiabaya MunicipalityQuime MunicipalitySan Buenaventura Municipality, La PazSan Pedro de Curahuara MunicipalitySan Pedro de Tiquina MunicipalitySantiago de Callapa MunicipalitySantiago de Huata MunicipalitySantiago de Machaca MunicipalitySapahaqui MunicipalitySica Sica MunicipalitySorata MunicipalityTacacoma MunicipalityTiwanaku MunicipalityTipuani MunicipalityTito Yupanqui MunicipalityUmala MunicipalityViacha MunicipalityWaldo Ballivián MunicipalityYaco MunicipalityYanacachi MunicipalityAndamarca MunicipalityAntequera MunicipalityBelén de Andamarca MunicipalityCaracollo MunicipalityCarangas MunicipalityChallapata MunicipalityChipaya MunicipalityChoquecota MunicipalityCoipasa MunicipalityCorque MunicipalityCruz de Machacamarca MunicipalityCurahuara de Carangas MunicipalityEl Choro MunicipalityEscara MunicipalityEsmeralda MunicipalityEucaliptus MunicipalityHuachacalla MunicipalityHuanuni MunicipalityHuayllamarca MunicipalityLa Rivera MunicipalityMachacamarca MunicipalityOruro MunicipalityPampa Aullagas MunicipalityPazña MunicipalitySabaya MunicipalitySalinas de Garci Mendoza MunicipalitySantiago de Huari MunicipalitySantuario de Quillacas MunicipalityTodos Santos MunicipalityToledo MunicipalityTotora Municipality, OruroTurco MunicipalityPoopó MunicipalityYunguyo del Litoral MunicipalityPando
Bella Flor MunicipalityBolpebra MunicipalityCobija MunicipalityFiladelfia MunicipalityIngavi MunicipalityNueva Esperanza MunicipalityPorvenir MunicipalityPuerto Gonzalo Moreno MunicipalityPuerto Rico MunicipalitySan Lorenzo Municipality, PandoSan Pedro Municipality, PandoSanta Rosa del Abuná MunicipalitySantos Mercado MunicipalitySena MunicipalityVilla Nueva MunicipalityAcasio MunicipalityArampampa MunicipalityAtocha MunicipalityBetanzos MunicipalityCaiza "D" MunicipalityCkochas Municipality / Cochas MunicipalityCaripuyo MunicipalityChaquí MunicipalityChayanta MunicipalityChuquihuta Municipality / Chuquihuta Ayllu JucumaniColcha "K" MunicipalityColquechaca MunicipalityCotagaita MunicipalityLlallagua MunicipalityLlica MunicipalityMojinete MunicipalityOcurí MunicipalityPocoata MunicipalityPorco MunicipalityPotosí MunicipalityPuna MunicipalityRavelo MunicipalitySacaca MunicipalitySan Agustín MunicipalitySan Antonio de Esmoruco MunicipalitySan Pablo de Lípez MunicipalitySan Pedro de Buena Vista MunicipalitySan Pedro de Quemes MunicipalityTacobamba MunicipalityTahua MunicipalityTinguipaya MunicipalityTomave MunicipalityToro Toro MunicipalityTupiza MunicipalityUncía MunicipalityUrmiri MunicipalityUyuni MunicipalityVillazón MunicipalityVitichi MunicipalityYocalla MunicipalityAscensión de Guarayos MunicipalityAyacucho Municipality, Santa Cruz / Porongo MunicipalityBoyuibe MunicipalityBuena Vista MunicipalityCabezas MunicipalityCamiri MunicipalityCharagua MunicipalityComarapa MunicipalityConcepción MunicipalityCotoca MunicipalityCuevo MunicipalityEl Puente Municipality, Santa CruzEl Torno MunicipalityGeneral Saavedra MunicipalityGutiérrez MunicipalityLa Guardia MunicipalityLagunillas Municipality, Santa CruzMairana MunicipalityMineros MunicipalityMontero MunicipalityMoro Moro MunicipalityOkinawa MunicipalityPailón MunicipalityPampa Grande MunicipalityPortachuelo MunicipalityPostrer Valle MunicipalityPucara MunicipalityPuerto Quijarro MunicipalityPuerto Suarez MunicipalityQuirusillas MunicipalityRoboré MunicipalitySaipina MunicipalitySamaipata MunicipalitySan Antonio del Lomerío MunicipalitySan Carlos Municipality, Santa CruzSan Ignacio Municipality, Santa CruzSan Javier Municipality, Santa CruzSan José MunicipalitySan Julián MunicipalitySan Matías MunicipalitySan Miguel MunicipalitySan Rafael Municipality, Santa CruzSan Ramón Municipality, Santa CruzSanta Cruz Municipality, Santa Cruz / Santa Cruz de la Sierra MunicipalitySanta Rosa del Sara MunicipalityTrigal MunicipalityUrubichá MunicipalityVallegrande Municipality / Valle Grande MunicipalityWarnes MunicipalityYapacaní MunicipalityBermejo MunicipalityCaraparí MunicipalityEl Puente Municipality, TarijaEntre Ríos Municipality, TarijaPadcaya MunicipalitySan Lorenzo Municipality, TarijaTarija MunicipalityUriondo MunicipalityVillamontes MunicipalityYacuiba MunicipalityYunchará Municipality