Quillacollo Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Quillacollo | |
Coordinates: 17°15′0″S66°20′0″W / 17.25000°S 66.33333°W Coordinates: 17°15′0″S66°20′0″W / 17.25000°S 66.33333°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Cochabamba Department |
Province | Quillacollo Province |
Seat | Quillacollo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hugo Cesar Miguel Candia (2007) |
• President | Marcelo Galindo Gómez (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 220 sq mi (560 km2) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 104,206 |
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]
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]
Quillacollo Municipality is divided into cantons.
Kanton | Inhabitants (2001) [5] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
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Quillacollo Canton | 99,276 | Quillacollo | 74,980 |
El Paso Canton | 4,930 | El Paso | 3,344 |
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