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.
Geography One of the highest peaks of the province is Tunari at . Other mountains are listed below:Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IVBolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636
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.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo (Spanish)
Language Quillacollo Municipality Sipe Sipe Municipality Tiquipaya Municipality Vinto Municipality Colcapirhua MunicipalityQuechua52,39923,81919,30818,63018,050Aymara7,1011,1272,4812,2592,449Guaraní10124433838Another native 8224362646Spanish 93,13123,05932,70426,35538,441Foreign2,0872151,1004031,136Only native5,7566,5442,9723,3321,365Native and Spanish50,15717,70417,73716,68018,139Only Spanish43,0035,35815,0009,68420,314
See also Ch'aki Mayu Inka Raqay Sayt'u Qucha Tunari National Park
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