Colquioc District
Colquioc (Hispanicized spelling of the Quechua term Qullqiyuq, qullqi silver, -yuq a suffix,[1] "the one with silver") is one of the fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.[2]
Colquioc
Qullqiyuq | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Bolognesi |
Founded | January 29, 1965 |
Capital | Chasquitambo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guillermo Carlos Pariasca Dextre |
Area | |
• Total | 274.61 km2 (106.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,972 |
• Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 020507 |
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
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