Quillacollo | |
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City & Municipality | |
Coordinates: 17°24′S 66°17′W / 17.400°S 66.283°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Cochabamba Department |
Province | Quillacollo Province |
Municipality | Quillacollo Municipality |
Canton | Quillacollo Canton |
Foundation | September 14, 1593 by Joan Zeñudo, José de Uribe, Cristóbal de Arévalo, Francisco de la Moya & Juan de Soliz |
Incorporated (municipality) | 14 September 1905 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carla Lorena Pinto (MAS-IPSP, interim, 2010) |
• President | Marcelo Galindo Gómez (2007) |
Area | |
• City & Municipality | 566 km2 (219 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,425 m (7,956 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
• Urban | 117,859 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
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]