Quillacollo

Quillacollo
City & Municipality
Quillacollo is located in Bolivia
Quillacollo
Quillacollo
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°24′S 66°17′W / 17.400°S 66.283°W / -17.400; -66.283
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceQuillacollo Province
MunicipalityQuillacollo Municipality
CantonQuillacollo Canton
FoundationSeptember 14, 1593 by Joan Zeñudo, José de Uribe, Cristóbal de Arévalo, Francisco de la Moya & Juan de Soliz
Incorporated (municipality)14 September 1905
Government
 • MayorCarla Lorena Pinto (MAS-IPSP, interim, 2010)
 • PresidentMarcelo Galindo Gómez (2007)
Area
 • City & Municipality566 km2 (219 sq mi)
Elevation
2,425 m (7,956 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Urban
117,859
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
Map showing the location of Quillacollo

Quillacollo is the capital of Quillacollo Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. The municipality was established on 14 September 1905 under the Presidency of Ismail Montes.[2]

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
  2. ^ Camacho G., Zulma (2011-12-16). "Lo que queda de Quillacollo tras crisis de 7 años". Opinión. Retrieved 2011-12-16.