Colcapirhua Municipality

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Colcapirhua
Qullqapirwa
Municipality
Colcapirhua
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°24′S 66°14′W / 17.400°S 66.233°W / -17.400; -66.233
Country  Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Province Quillacollo Province
Seat Colcapirhua
Government
  Mayor Longines Nogales Fuentes (2007)
  President Marisol Nina Mercado (2007)
Population (2001)
  Total 41,980
  Ethnicities Quechuas
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Colcapirhua (in hispanicized spelling) or Qullqapirwa (Quechua) is the fifth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Colcapirhua.

Cantons

The municipality is divided into two cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):

  • Colcapirhua Canton - (Colcapirhua)
  • Santa Rosa Canton - (Santa Rosa)

References

    Coordinates: 17°24′00″S 66°14′00″W / 17.4°S 66.2333°W / -17.4; -66.2333

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