Quillacollo Province

Quillacollo Province
Province
A view of the calvary of the Virgin of Urqupiña with pilgrims during the festival on August 16
Location of Quillacollo Province within Bolivia

Coordinates: 17°20′S 66°15′W / 17.333°S 66.250°W / -17.333; -66.250
Country	Bolivia
Department	Cochabamba Department
Municipalities	5
Cantons	12
Capital	Quillacollo
Government
• Mayor	Hugo Cesar Miguel Candia (2007)
Area
• Total	280 sq mi (720 km²)
Population (2001)
• Total	246,803
• Density	888/sq mi (342.8/km²)
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	GMT -4

Quillacollo is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is known for its festival in August where people from all over Bolivia come and pay homage to the Virgin of Urqupiña (Virgen de Urqupiña). Quillacollo is said to be one of the fastest growing cities in Bolivia.

Subdivision

The province is divided into five municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section	Municipality	Seat
1st	Quillacollo Municipality	Quillacollo
2nd	Sipe Sipe Municipality	Sipe Sipe
3rd	Tiquipaya Municipality	Tiquipaya
4th	Vinto Municipality	Vinto
5th	Colcapirhua Municipality	Colcapirhua

Languages

The languages spoken in the Quillacollo Province are mainly Spanish and Quechua. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.^[1]

Language	Quillacollo Municipality	Sipe Sipe Municipality	Tiquipaya Municipality	Vinto Municipality	Colcapirhua Municipality
Quechua	52,399	23,819	19,308	18,630	18,050
Aymara	7,101	1,127	2,481	2,259	2,449
Guaraní	101	24	43	38	38
Another native	82	24	36	26	46
Spanish	93,131	23,059	32,704	26,355	38,441
Foreign	2,087	215	1,100	403	1,136
Only native	5,756	6,544	2,972	3,332	1,365
Native and Spanish	50,157	17,704	17,737	16,680	18,139
Only Spanish	43,003	5,358	15,000	9,684	20,314

Places of interest

Tunari National Park

References

↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo (Spanish)

External links

Map of Quillacollo Province

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quillacollo Province.

Cochabamba Department

Capital: Cochabamba

Provinces	Arani Arque Ayopaya Bolívar Capinota Carrasco Cercado Chapare Esteban Arce Germán Jordán Mizque Narciso Campero Punata Quillacollo Tapacarí Tiraque

Municipalities (and seats)	Aiquile (Aiquile) Alalay (Alalay) Anzaldo (Anzaldo) Arani (Arani) Arbieto (Arbieto) Arque (Arque) Ayopaya (Ayopaya) Bolívar (Bolívar) Capinota (Capinota) Chimoré (Chimoré) Cliza (Cliza) Cocapata (Cocapata) Cochabamba (Cochabamba) Colcapirhua (Colcapirhua) Colomi (Colomi) Cuchumuela (Cuchumuela) Entre Ríos Municipality (Entre Ríos) Mizque (Mizque) Morochata (Morochata) Omereque (Omereque) Pasorapa (Pasorapa) Pocona (Pocona) Pojo (Pojo) Puerto Villarroel (Puerto Villarroel) Punata (Punata) Quillacollo (Quillacollo) Sacaba (Sacaba) Sacabamba (Sacabamba) San Benito (San Benito) Santiváñez (Santiváñez) Shinahota (Shinahota) Sicaya (Sicaya) Sipe Sipe (Sipe Sipe) Tacachi (Tacachi) Tacopaya (Tacopaya) Tapacarí (Tapacarí) Tarata (Tarata) Tiquipaya (Tiquipaya) Tiraque (Tiraque) Toco (Toco) Tolata (Tolata) Totora (Totora) Vacas (Vacas) Vila Vila (Vila Vila) Villa Rivero (Villa Rivero) Villa Tunari (Villa Tunari) Vinto (Vinto)