El Cerrito (Beni)
| El Cerrito | |||
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 At the junction from Ruta 8 |
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 273 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 171 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0303-0101-5002 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 13 ° 5 ′ S , 66 ° 43 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Ballivián Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Rurrenabaque |
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El Cerrito is a town in the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
El Cerrito is the fourth largest town in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) of Santa Rosa in the province of Ballivián . The place is located at an altitude of 171 m on the right, eastern bank of the Río Biata , which flows here in a northerly direction and flows a few hundred kilometers downstream into the Río Beni .
geography
El Cerrito is located in the Bolivian part of the Amazon basin east of the country's mountain ranges in a year-round humid climate.
The annual average temperature of the region is 26 ° C (see climate diagram Rurrenabaque) and fluctuates only marginally 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 to 300 mm monthly precipitation and the lowest monthly values just under 100 mm from July to September.
Transport network
To the southeast of El Cerrito and 607 kilometers by road is Trinidad , the capital of the department.
From Trinidad, the largely unpaved road Ruta 3 leads in a south-westerly direction via San Ignacio de Moxos and San Borja to Yucumo . From there the Ruta 8 leads over 99 kilometers to the northwest to Rurrenabaque, from there further in a northeast direction for another 97 kilometers via Reyes to Santa Rosa de Yacuma . From there it is 84 kilometers in a north-easterly direction to the bridge over the Río Yata and another 38 kilometers to the north, where a dirt road branches off in a north-westerly direction and after eight kilometers you reach El Cerrito on the Río Biata.
population
The population of the village has decreased by almost a quarter in the past decade:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | no detailed data | census |
| 2001 | 346 | census |
| 2012 | 273 | 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 September 24, 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.
Web links
- Las Petas region - Relief map 1: 250,000 (PDF; 8.11 MB)
- Yata region - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 4.5 MB)
- Municipio Santa Rosa de Yacuma - General Maps No. 80303
- Municipio Santa Rosa de Yacuma - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.71 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Beni - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )