Cuchu Ingenio
| Cuchu Ingenio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 410 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3679 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-1102-0200-3005 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 19 ° 53 ′ S , 65 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | José María Linares Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Potosí |
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Cuchu Ingenio (also: Khuchu Ingenio or Cucho Ingenio ) is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Cuchu Ingenio is the central place of the canton of Cuchu Ingenio and is located in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Caiza "D" in the province of José María Linares . The village is located at an altitude of 3679 m on the left bank of the south-flowing Río Jolun Mayu and in the headwaters of the Río La Lava.
geography
Cuchu Ingenio is located at the southern end of the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central . The region's climate is typical of the time of day , with the mean temperature fluctuation during the day being more pronounced than during the course of the seasons.
The annual average temperature of the region is 11 to 12 ° C (see climate diagram Potosí) and fluctuates only marginally between 8 ° C in June and July and 13 ° C from November to March. The annual precipitation is around 350 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 15 mm, and a wet season from December to February with an average of 65 to 75 mm monthly precipitation.
Transport network
Cuchu Ingenio is 36 kilometers by road south of Potosí , the capital of the department.
From Potosí, the 1,215-kilometer-long asphalt road Ruta 1 leads south to Cuchu Ingenio and then via Tres Cruces to Tarija and Bermejo on the Argentine border. At Belén a country road branches off to the northeast, which reaches the provincial capital Puna after eleven kilometers . In Cuchu Ingenio , the route 14 branches off to the south, which leads via Vitichi , Tumusla and Tupiza to the border town of Villazón .
population
The population of the village has increased by almost a third in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 321 | census |
| 2001 | 406 | census |
| 2012 | 410 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Caiza "D" 97.0 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 December 12, 2015 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.
- ↑ INE social data 2001 ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2011 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. (PDF file; 5.24 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Sucre region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 11.79 MB)
- Municipio Caiza "D" - general maps no. 51102
- Municipio Caiza "D" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 893 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )