Aucapata
| Aucapata | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 228 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 2126 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-0503-0100-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 28 ′ S , 68 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Muñecas Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Aucapata |
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Aucapata is a town in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Aucapata is the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Aucapata in the province of Muñecas . The small settlement of Aucapata lies at an altitude of 2126 m in a side valley of the Río Llica , which flows over the Río Mapiri to the Río Beni .
geography
Aucapata is located east of Lake Titicaca in the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central . The region's climate is typical of the time of day , with temperatures differing more during the day than during the year.
The mean annual temperature of the village is 16 ° C (see climate diagram Aucapata), the monthly values fluctuate between almost 14 ° C in June / July and just over 17 ° C from October to March. The long-term mean annual precipitation is 800 mm, and while the winter months of June and July are arid with less than 10 mm monthly precipitation, the summer months from December to March reach values of 100 to 140 mm.
Transport network
Aucapata is 285 kilometers from La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz the asphalted highway Ruta 2 leads 70 kilometers north to Huarina , from there the Ruta 16 via Achacachi and Puerto Carabuco over a further 95 asphalt kilometers to Escoma . There the Ruta 16 turns in a north-easterly direction and becomes a dirt road. After 33 km another unpaved road branches off in Italaque , which leads via Mocomoco to Chuma and on to Aucapata .
population
The population of the village has been subject to slight fluctuations in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 218 | census |
| 2001 | 183 | census |
| 2012 | 228 | census |
Due to the historical population development, the Quechua population is predominant in Aucapata , in the Municipio Aucapata 87.8 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
history
Near Aucapata are the Iskanwaya fields of ruins , which date from the first millennium AD and are attributed to the Mollo culture .
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 from March 10, 2016 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 file; 11.63 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Sorata region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 12.81 MB)
- Municipio Aucapata - General Maps No. 20503
- Municipio Aucapata - detailed map and population data (PDF; 319 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )