Ancoraimes
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 View of the center of Ancoraimes |
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 592 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3883 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-0202-0100-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 54 ′ S , 68 ° 54 ′ W | ||
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| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Omasuyos Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Achacachi |
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Ancoraimes is a town in the La Paz department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Ancoraimes is the central town of the Municipio Ancoraimes in the province of Omasuyos and is located at an altitude of 3883 m in the Bolivian highlands on the northeastern bank of Lake Titicaca .
geography
Ancoraimes is located on the Bolivian Altiplano on the western edge of the Cordillera Real , only 40 kilometers from Ancohuma , the third highest mountain in Bolivia. The climate in the Ancoraimes area is derived from the altitude on the Altiplano and the proximity to the large expanse of water of Lake Titicaca, which mitigates the temperature fluctuations. In this time of day climate, the temperature fluctuations in the course of the day are more pronounced than the mean seasonal fluctuations.
The annual average temperature is 11 ° C (see Achacachi climate diagram), with the monthly average in the coldest month (July) at 8 ° C only slightly deviating from the warmest months (November to March) at 12 ° C. The climate is arid from June to August with only sporadic rainfall and humid in the summer months, especially from December to March, with monthly rainfall of more than 100 mm. The annual precipitation is around 600 mm.
Transport network
Ancoraimes is located 131 kilometers by road northwest of La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz, the paved national road Ruta 2 leads seventy kilometers north to Huarina , from there the Ruta 16 leads another fifty kilometers via Achacachi to Ancoraimes and on to Puerto Carabuco .
population
The population of the village has increased only slightly in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 568 | census |
| 2001 | 561 | census |
| 2012 | 592 | census |
Due to the historical population development, the region has a high proportion of Aymara population, in the Municipio Ancoraimes 98.8 percent of the population speak the Aymara language .
Individual evidence
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992 ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001 ( Memento of the original dated November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ INE social data ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 12.2 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Sorata region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 12.81 MB)
- Municipio Ancoraimes - General Maps No. 20202
- Municipio Ancoraimes - detailed map and population data (PDF; 361 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )