Quillacollo

Quillacollo
City & Municipality
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 & Municipality
566 km2 (219 sq mi)
Elevation
2,425 m (7,956 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
  Urban
117,859
Time zoneUTC-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.