Calcha "K"
| Calcha "K" | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 671 pop. (Census 2001) | ||
| height | 3697 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0901-1300-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 3 ′ S , 67 ° 32 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Nor Lípez Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Colcha "K" |
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Calcha "K" is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Calcha "K" is the central place of the canton Calcha "K" and is located in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Colcha "K" in the province of Nor Lípez at an altitude of 3697 m , thirty kilometers south of the Salar de Uyuni salt lake .
geography
Calcha "K" is located on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Andean mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera de Lípez in the southeast. The climate of the region is a typical time of day climate , in which the fluctuation in daytime temperatures is greater than the mean seasonal fluctuation in temperatures.
The annual average temperature of the region is around 8 ° C, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between 4 ° C in July and 10 ° C in December (see climate diagram Colcha "K"). The annual precipitation is just under 100 mm, significant monthly precipitation of a few centimeters is only recorded in the months of December to March, the rest of the year is almost free of precipitation.
According to the climate classification , the climate of Calcha "K" is dry and cold ( BWk ) .
Transport network
Calcha "K" is 340 kilometers by road southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Potosí, the asphalted highway Ruta 5 leads 198 kilometers in a south-westerly direction to Uyuni , from there the partly unpaved Ruta 701 continues to the south-west and after 61 kilometers reaches the bridge over the Río Grande de Uyuni . Behind the bridge, a country road branches off in a north-westerly direction and reaches Julaca after 66 kilometers via the town of Río Grande on the railway line . From there, a dirt road leads to the southeast, via which Calcha "K" can be reached after another 15 kilometers.
population
The population of the village has increased by around two thirds in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 365 | census |
| 2001 | 617 | census |
Individual evidence
- ↑ CALCHA "K" 05090113001 ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Código Postal Municipio Colcha K
- ↑ 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 4, 2013 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.
Web links
- Relief map of the Cerro Araral region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 9.85 MB)
- Municipio Colcha "K" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.99 MB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Colcha "K" - general maps no. 50901
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )
