Colquioc District

Colquioc
Qullqiyuq
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Bolognesi
Founded January 29, 1965
Capital Chasquitambo
Area
  Total 274.61 km2 (106.03 sq mi)
Elevation 743 m (2,438 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,972
  Density 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020507

Colquioc (hispanicized spelling of the Quechua term Qullqiyuq, qullqi silver, -yuq a suffix,[1] "the one with silver") is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

Coordinates: 10°18′S 77°36′W / 10.300°S 77.600°W / -10.300; -77.600

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