Quillacollo is a
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba (, , ), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the " granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from ...
,
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
.
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-IV][Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636]
Subdivision
The province is divided into five
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
which are further subdivided into cantons.
Languages
The languages spoken in the Quillacollo Province are mainly
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
and
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.
obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
(Spanish)
See also
* Ch'aki Mayu
* Inka Raqay
* Sayt'u Qucha
* Tunari National Park
References
Provinces of Cochabamba Department
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