El Triunfo (Beni)
| El Triunfo | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 454 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 169 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0303-0101-8002 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 13 ° 52 ′ S , 66 ° 46 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Ballivián Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Rurrenabaque |
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El Triunfo (formerly Las Petas ) is a town in the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
El Triunfo is a village in the municipality of Santa Rosa in the province of Ballivián . The place is at an altitude of 169 m on the right bank of the Río Tapado, which flows here in a northeastern direction. Only a few kilometers to the west and east of El Triunfo there are a number of lakes, the largest of which is the Rogagua Lake at 155 square kilometers , a popular destination for tourists in the region.
geography
El Triunfo 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 Triunfo and 506 kilometers by road is Trinidad , the capital of the department.
The largely unpaved national road Ruta 3 leads from Trinidad 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 another 29 kilometers in a north-easterly direction to El Triunfo .
In its extension, the road reaches the city of Guayaramerín on the Río Mamoré on the border with Brazil after a further 470 kilometers in the northeastern part of the country .
population
The population of the village has almost tripled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 174 | census |
| 2001 | 300 | census |
| 2012 | 454 | 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)
- Region Casa de Lienzo - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 7.53 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 )