Colquioc District Explained

Colquioc
Native Name:Qullqiyuq
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bolognesi
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 29, 1965
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chasquitambo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Guillermo Carlos Pariasca Dextre
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:274.61
Elevation M:743
Population Total:1972
Population As Of:2017 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:020507

Colquioc (Hispanicized spelling of the Quechua term Qullqiyuq, qullqi silver, -yuq a suffix, "the one with silver") is one of the fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.