Chaquilla
| Chaquilla | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 145 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3761 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-1203-0300-1002 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 19 ° 51 ′ S , 66 ° 9 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Antonio Quijarro Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Potosí |
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Chaquilla is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Chaquilla is the central place of the canton Chaquilla in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Porco in the province Antonio Quijarro . The settlement is located at an altitude of 3761 m in the Valle de Kilpani (Kilpani Valley).
geography
Chaquilla is located on the Altiplano in central Bolivia between the Cordillera de Chichas in the southwest and the Cordillera Central in the northeast. The region's climate is typical of the time of day , in which the mean temperature fluctuations during the day are more pronounced than during the seasons.
The annual average temperature of the region is around 11 ° C (see Potosí climate diagram), the monthly averages vary between 8 ° C in June / July and a good 13 ° C from November to March. The annual precipitation is only about 350 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation between 0 and 15 mm, and a short humidity period from December to February with monthly precipitation of a good 70 mm.
Transport network
Chaquilla is located 71 kilometers by road southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department.
From Potosi from leading highway Ruta 5 (formerly 701 ) of the city Porco after Chaquilla and on about Yura , Ticatica and Pulacayo to Uyuni at salt lake Salar de Uyuni .
population
In the decade between the last two censuses, the population of the village fell to barely more than half:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 293 | census |
| 2001 | 167 | census |
| 2012 | 145 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the Municipio Porco 84.0 percent of the population speak the Quechua 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 from January 31, 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 December 15, 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. (PDF; 5.5 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Rio Mulato region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 11.12 MB)
- Municipio Porco - detailed map and population data (PDF; 408 kB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Porco - General Maps No. 51203
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )