Candelaria (Reyes)
| Candelaria | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 195 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 160 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0301-0200-2001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 12 ° 36 ′ S , 66 ° 57 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Ballivián Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Rurrenabaque |
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Candelaria is a town in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Candelaria is the most populous place in the canton of Cavinas in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Reyes in the province of Ballivián . Candelaria is located about 160 m above sea level on the right, eastern bank of the Río Beni , four kilometers upstream from the mouth of the Río Madidi .
geography
Candelaria is located in the Bolivian part of the Amazon basin north of the country's mountain ranges in a year-round humid climate.
The mean average temperature of the region is 26 ° C (see climate diagram Rurrenabaque) and fluctuates only slightly between 23 ° C in June and July and a good 27 ° C from October to December. The annual precipitation is almost 2000 mm, with a pronounced rainy season from December to March with 200-300 mm monthly precipitation and the lowest monthly values just under 100 mm from July to September.
Transport network
Candelaria is located 711 kilometers west of Trinidad , the capital of the department.
The largely unpaved road Ruta 3 runs from Trinidad for 281 kilometers west to Yucumo . From there, Ruta 8 leads north via Rurrenabaque , Reyes and Comunidad Australia to Riberalta and Guayaramerin on the Brazilian border.
After 360 kilometers, a dirt road branches off to the north six kilometers before Comunidad Australia and continues for another 70 kilometers to Candelaria .
population
The population of the village has decreased by a quarter in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 253 | census |
| 2001 | 241 | census |
| 2012 | 195 | census |
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 February 26, 2016 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 - 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.
Web links
- Barraca Fortaleza region - Relief map 1: 250,000 (PDF; 7.4 MB)
- Puerto Cavinas - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 10.81 MB)
- Municipio Reyes - General Maps No. 80301
- Municipio Reyes - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.89 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Beni - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )