Colcha "K" (Potosí)
| Colcha "K" | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 1221 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3751 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0901-0100-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 44 ′ S , 67 ° 40 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Nor Lípez Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Colcha "K" |
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Colcha "K" is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Colcha "K" is the capital and administrative seat of the province of Nor Lípez as well as the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Colcha "K" and is located at the exit of a narrow river valley at an altitude of 3,751 m above sea level. The exit of the valley into the plain is monitored by a military camp, the nearest villages are Mañica five kilometers south, and Puerto Chuvica 21 kilometers north.
geography
Colcha "K" is located on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera de Lípez in the southeast on the Salar de Uyuni salt lake . In a north-westerly direction, access to the nearby Salar de Uyuni is made difficult by two five-thousand-meter peaks, which, however, supply the region around Colcha “K” with the uphill rain that is important for agriculture .
Significant precipitation falls only in the months of January to March (see climate diagram Colcha "K"), the remaining nine months of the year are arid , the total precipitation in the region does not reach 100 mm per year. The annual average temperature is just under 7 ° C, the monthly values fluctuate only insignificantly between 2 ° C in June / July and 9 ° C from November to March, although nocturnal frosts are possible throughout the year.
According to the climate classification , the climate of Colcha "K" is dry and cold ( BWk ) .
economy
The most important branch of business in this region, in addition to salt production, is the cultivation of quinoa, which is favored by the downhill rain .
Transport network
Colcha "K" is 344 kilometers southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Potosí the asphalted highway Ruta 5 leads in a south-westerly direction 198 kilometers to Uyuni , from there it continues to the south-west and after 61 kilometers it reaches the bridge over the Río Grande de Lípez . Behind the bridge, Ruta 5 branches off in a north-westerly direction and after 36 kilometers reaches the village of Río Grande on the railway line from Uyuni to Avaroa on the Chilean border and on to Antofagasta . The road follows the railway line in a south-westerly direction and after another 30 kilometers reaches Julaca . Directly behind Julaca, an unpaved salt slope branches off in a north-westerly direction and leads for another 19 kilometers to Colcha "K".
population
The population of the place has increased by more than a third in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 908 | census |
| 2001 | 853 | census |
| 2012 | 1 221 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Colcha "K" 90 percent of the inhabitants speak the Quechua language ( 2001 ).
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 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.
- ↑ 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 La Paz 2001 ( 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 Cerro Paruma region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 10.44 MB)
- Municipio Colcha "K" - general maps no.50901
- Municipio Colcha "K" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.99 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )