Colcapirhua Municipality

Colcapirhua
Qullqapirwa
Municipality
Ceramil Lake, Colcapirhua Municipality
Colcapirhua
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°24′S 66°14′W / 17.400°S 66.233°W / -17.400; -66.233
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceQuillacollo Province
SeatColcapirhua
Government
 • MayorLongines Nogales Fuentes (2007)
 • PresidentMarisol Nina Mercado (2007)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
41,980
 • Ethnicities
Quechuas
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Colcapirhua (in Hispanicized spelling) or Qullqapirwa (Quechua) 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 (their seats in parentheses):

  • Colcapirhua Canton - (Colcapirhua)
  • Santa Rosa Canton - (Santa Rosa)

References

17°24′00″S 66°14′00″W / 17.4°S 66.2333°W / -17.4; -66.2333