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
edit- ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
10°18′S 77°36′W / 10.300°S 77.600°W
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