Quillacollo Province


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. 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:

Subdivision

The province is divided into five municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
SectionMunicipalitySeat
1stQuillacollo MunicipalityQuillacollo
2ndSipe Sipe MunicipalitySipe Sipe
3rdTiquipaya MunicipalityTiquipaya
4thVinto MunicipalityVinto
5thColcapirhua MunicipalityColcapirhua

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.
LanguageQuillacollo MunicipalitySipe Sipe MunicipalityTiquipaya MunicipalityVinto MunicipalityColcapirhua Municipality
Quechua52,39923,81919,30818,63018,050
Aymara7,1011,1272,4812,2592,449
Guaraní10124433838
Another native8224362646
Spanish93,13123,05932,70426,35538,441
Foreign2,0872151,1004031,136
Only native5,7566,5442,9723,3321,365
Native and Spanish50,15717,70417,73716,68018,139
Only Spanish43,0035,35815,0009,68420,314