Quillacollo Municipality

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Quillacollo Municipality
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Quillacollo Municipality
Location of the Quillacollo Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°15′0″S66°20′0″W / 17.25000°S 66.33333°W / -17.25000; -66.33333 Coordinates: 17°15′0″S66°20′0″W / 17.25000°S 66.33333°W / -17.25000; -66.33333
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Province Quillacollo Province
Seat Quillacollo
Government
 • MayorHugo Cesar Miguel Candia (2007)
 • PresidentMarcelo Galindo Gómez (2007)
Area
 • Total220 sq mi (560 km2)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total104,206
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Quillacollo Municipality is the first municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Quillacollo. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 104,206 inhabitants. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the municipality is Tunari at 5,023 m (16,480 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2] [3] [4]

Subdivision

Quillacollo Municipality is divided into cantons.

KantonInhabitants (2001) [5] SeatInhabitants (2001)
Quillacollo Canton99,276 Quillacollo 74,980
El Paso Canton4,930El Paso3,344

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  3. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636
  4. ↑ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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