Quillacollo is a province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 in the Cochabamba Department

Cochabamba Department

Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2007 census, was 1,750,000...

, Bolivia

Bolivia

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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

Quillacollo

Quillacollo is the capital of Quillacollo Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.- Population and growth :The city of Quillacollo is located westward of Cochabamba City. Quillacollo's population is 74,980 based on the 2001 census and is estimated to reach 85,224 in 2009...

 is said to be one of the fastest growing cities in Bolivia.

Subdivision

The province is divided into five municipalities

Municipalities of Bolivia

Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...

 which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section	Municipality	Seat
1st	Quillacollo Municipality Quillacollo Municipality Quillacollo Municipality is the first municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Quillacollo. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 104,206 inhabitants.- Subdivision :...	Quillacollo Quillacollo Quillacollo is the capital of Quillacollo Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.- Population and growth :The city of Quillacollo is located westward of Cochabamba City. Quillacollo's population is 74,980 based on the 2001 census and is estimated to reach 85,224 in 2009...
2nd	Sipe Sipe Municipality Sipe Sipe Municipality Sipe Sipe Municipality is the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Sipe Sipe. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 31,337 inhabitants.- Subdivision :...	Sipe Sipe Sipe Sipe Sipe Sipe is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Sipe Sipe Municipality, the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.- References :...
3rd	Tiquipaya Municipality Tiquipaya Municipality Tiquipaya Municipality is the third municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tiquipaya.- Cantons :The municipality consists of only one canton, Tiquipaya Canton. It is identical to the municipality....	Tiquipaya Tiquipaya Tiquipaya is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Tiquipaya Municipality, the third municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.- References :...
4th	Vinto Municipality Vinto Municipality Vinto Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Vinto.- Cantons :The municipality is divided into four cantons. They are :...	Vinto Vinto Vinto is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Vinto Municipality, the fourth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.- Medical Care :...
5th	Colcapirhua Municipality Colcapirhua Municipality Colcapirhua Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Colcapirhua.- Cantons :The municipality is divided into two cantons. They are :...	Colcapirhua Colcapirhua Colcapirhua is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Colcapirhua Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.- External links :* *...

Languages

The languages spoken in the Quillacollo Province are mainly Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 and Quechua

Quechua languages

Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...

. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.

Language	Quillacollo Municipality	Sipe Sipe Municipality	Tiquipaya Municipality	Vinto Municipality	Colcapirhua Municipality
Quechua Quechua languages Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...	52,399	23,819	19,308	18,630	18,050
Aymara Aymara language Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over three million speakers. Aymara, along with Quechua and Spanish, is an official language of Peru and Bolivia...	7,101	1,127	2,481	2,259	2,449
Guaraní Guaraní language Guaraní, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guaraní , is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupí–Guaraní subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by the majority of the population, and half of...	101	24	43	38	38
Another native	82	24	36	26	46
Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...	93,131	23,059	32,704	26,355	38,441
Foreign	2,087	215	1,100	403	1,136
Only native	5,756	6,544	2,972	3,332	1,365
Native and Spanish	50,157	17,704	17,737	16,680	18,139
Only Spanish	43,003	5,358	15,000	9,684	20,314

External links

• Map of Quillacollo Province

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