| Official Name: | Quillacollo Province |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Quillacollo Province within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cochabamba Department |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name3: | 5 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Cantons |
| Subdivision Name4: | 12 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Quillacollo |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Hugo Cesar Miguel Candia (2007) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 720 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 336615 |
| Population Density Km2: | 468 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -17.3333°N -81°W |
Quillacollo is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.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 is said to be one of the fastest-growing cities in Bolivia.
One of the highest peaks of the province is Tunari at 5023m (16,480feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1] [2] [3] [4]
The province is divided into five municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Quillacollo | |
| 2nd | Sipe Sipe | |
| 3rd | Tiquipaya | |
| 4th | Vinto | |
| 5th | Colcapirhua | |
The languages spoken in the Quillacollo Province are mainly Spanish and Quechua. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.[5]
| Language | Quillacollo Municipality | Sipe Sipe Municipality | Tiquipaya Municipality | Vinto Municipality | Colcapirhua Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 52,399 | 23,819 | 19,308 | 18,630 | 18,050 |
| Aymara | 7,101 | 1,127 | 2,481 | 2,259 | 2,449 |
| Guaraní | 101 | 24 | 43 | 38 | 38 |
| Another native | 82 | 24 | 36 | 26 | 46 |
| 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 |