Quillacollo Province

Quillacollo is a province in the Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie. It is kent fur its festival in August whaur fowk frae aw ower Bolivie come an pay homage tae the Virgin o Urqupiña (Virgen de Urqupiña). Quillacollo is said tae be ane o the fastest growin ceeties in Bolivie.

Quillacollo Province
Province
A view o the calvary o the Virgin o Urqupiña wi pilgrims durin the festival on 16 August
Location o Quillacollo Province athin Bolivie
Coordinates: 17°20′S 66°15′W
Kintra	Bolivie
Depairtment	Cochabamba Depairtment
Municipalities	5
Cantons	12
Caipital	Quillacollo
Govrenment
• Mayor	Hugo Cesar Miguel Candia (2007)
Area
• Total	720 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	246,803
• Density	342.8/km2 (888/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	GMT -4

Subdiveesion

The province is dividit intae five municipalities whilk is thairsels subdividit intae 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

Leids

The leids spaken in the Quillacollo Province is mainly Spaingie an Quechua. The follaein table shaws the nummer o thaim belangin the recognised group o speakers.

Leid	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
Anither native	82	24	36	26	46
Spaingie	93,131	23,059	32,704	26,355	38,441
Foreign	2,087	215	1,100	403	1,136
Anerlie native	5,756	6,544	2,972	3,332	1,365
Native an Spaingie	50,157	17,704	17,737	16,680	18,139
Anerlie Spaingie	43,003	5,358	15,000	9,684	20,314

Places o interest

• Tunari Naitional Pairk

Freemit airtins

• Map o Quillacollo Province Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine