Municipio Comarapa
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 View of the Comarapa region |
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| Basic data
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| Population (state) - population density |
15,919 inhabitants (2012 census) 5 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 07-1301 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 3,242 km² | ||
| height | 2000 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 50 ′ S , 64 ° 25 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Manuel María Caballero Province | ||
| Central place | Comarapa | ||
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 Climate diagram Comarapa |
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The municipality Comarapa is a district in the Santa Cruz department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Comarapa is one of two counties ( Bolivian : Municipios ) in the province of Manuel María Caballero . It is bordered to the north and northwest by the department of Cochabamba , to the southwest by the municipality of Saipina , to the south by the province of Vallegrande , to the east by the province of Florida , and to the northeast by the province of Ichilo .
The municipality is between 17 ° 27 'and 18 ° 13' south latitude and 64 ° 06 'and 64 ° 49' west longitude, it extends about 80 kilometers in north-south and 50 kilometers in east-west direction. Central location of Municipalities is the city Comarapa with 5,315 inhabitants ( Census 2001 ) on the western edge of Municipalities.
geography
The Municipio Comarapa is located on the south-eastern edge of the Cordillera Oriental , which forms the transition from the Bolivian lowlands to the high mountain ranges of the Andes. The climate is mild-temperate and a typical daytime climate , in which the temperature differences between day and night are more pronounced than between the seasons.
The annual average temperature is 20 ° C and fluctuates only slightly between 17 ° C in July and just under 22 ° C in November and December (see Comarapa climate diagram). The annual precipitation of 640 mm is sufficient for agriculture and reaches monthly values between 100 and 125 mm in the summer months from December to February; however, the dry season with values well below 40 mm from April to October is relatively long.
population
The population of the Municipio Comarapa has increased by about half in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 11,846 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 14,660 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 15,919 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality at the last census of 2012 was 4.9 inhabitants / km². The life expectancy of newborns was 58.5 years, the infant mortality had increased slightly from 7.8 percent ( 1992 ) to 8.5 percent in 2001.
The literacy rate among those over 6 years of age has risen from 77.9 percent ( 1992 ) to 85.4 percent. 91.1 percent of the population speak Spanish , 47.4 percent speak Quechua , and 1.5 percent speak Aymara .
60.5 percent of the population have no access to electricity , 49.8 percent live without sanitary facilities . ( 2001 )
74.1 percent of 3,577 households own a radio, 31.6 percent a television, 47.3 percent a bicycle, 6.2 percent a motorcycle, 9.3 percent a car, 10.7 percent a refrigerator, and 3.2 percent Percent a phone. ( 2001 )
politics
Results of the elections for the municipal council ( concejales del municipio ) in the regional elections on April 4, 2010:
| electoral legitimate |
electoral participation |
valid votes | MAS-IPSP | VERDES | MSM | SOL | ||
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| 7.007 | 6,207 | 4,831 | 2,921 | 916 | 552 | 442 | ||
| 88.6% | 77.8% | 60.5% | 19.0% | 11.4% | 9.1% |
structure
The municipality of Comarapa is divided into the following eight cantons :
- Cantón Capillas - 4 Vicecantones - 4 municipalities - 658 inhabitants (central place: Capillas ) in the western part of the municipality
- Cantón Comarapa - 8 Vicecantones - 17 municipalities - 5,165 inhabitants (central place: Comarapa ) in the western part of the municipality
- Cantón Manzanal - 4 Vicecantones - 4 municipalities - 469 inhabitants (central place: Manzanal ) in the western part of the municipality
- Cantón Pulquina - 7 Vicecantones - 7 municipalities - 1,728 inhabitants (central place: Pulquina ) in the southern part of the municipality
- Cantón San Isidro - 8 Vicecantones - 14 municipalities - 3,322 inhabitants (central place: San Isidro ) in the southern part of the municipality
- Cantón San Juan del Potrero - 6 Vicecantones - 10 municipalities - 830 inhabitants (central place: San Juan del Potrero ) in the northeast part of the municipality
- Cantón San Matéo - 4 Vicecantones - 4 municipalities - 553 inhabitants (central place: San Matéo ) in the northwest part of the municipality
- Cantón Torrecillas - 13 Vicecantones - 17 municipalities - 1,822 inhabitants (central place: Torrecillas ) in the western part of the municipality
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio Comarapa - Information from the Gobierno Autónomo Departamental ( Spanish )
- Municipio Comarapa - General Maps No. 71301
- Municipio Comarapa - detailed map and population data ( Spanish ) (PDF; 1.18 MB)
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 5.12 MB)