Colcapirhua
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| Colcapirhua Qullqapirwa | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Colcapirhua | |
| Coordinates: 17°25′00″S 66°15′00″W / 17.41667°S 66.25000°WCoordinates: 17°25′00″S 66°15′00″W / 17.41667°S 66.25000°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Quillacollo Province |
| Municipality | Colcapirhua Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Longines Nogales Fuentes (2007) |
| • President | Marisol Nina Mercado (2007) |
| Elevation | 2,497 m (8,192 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,631 |
| Time zone | -4 (UTC-4) |
Colcapirhua (hispanicized spelling of native Quechua: Qullqapirwa, a place where things are stored) [2]is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Colcapirhua Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.
Map showing the location of Colcapirhua
References
- ↑ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
- ↑ Quechua - Spanish Dictionary
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