Elvira (Beni)
| Elvira | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 339 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 164 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0602-0200-5001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 56 ′ S , 64 ° 36 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Marbán Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Trinidad |
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Elvira is a town in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Elvira is the most populous place in the canton of Perotó in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) San Andrés in the province of Marbán . The village is located at an altitude of 164 m on a left tributary of the Río Mariquipiri , which flows north of Trinidad at San Javier into the Río Mamoré .
geography
Elvira is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the Moxos plain , with over 100,000 km² one of the largest wetlands on earth. The predominant form of vegetation in the San Andrés region is the tropical savannah .
The annual average temperature is 26 ° C (see climate diagram Trinidad), with the monthly average temperatures between June / July at a good 23 ° C and October / December of just under 28 ° C only slightly different. The annual precipitation is almost 2000 mm and is therefore more than twice as high as the precipitation in Central Europe. Maximum values of around 300 mm in the months of December to February contrast with low values of around 50 mm in July / August.
Transport network
Elvira is 38 kilometers by road southeast of Trinidad , the capital of the department.
The Ruta 9 highway runs through Elvira and crosses the entire Bolivian lowlands in a north-south direction - from Guayaramerín in the northeast of the country to Trinidad and past Elvira to the lowland metropolis of Santa Cruz and on to Yacuiba on the Argentine border.
population
The population of the village has increased several times over in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 81 | census |
| 2001 | 405 | census |
| 2012 | 339 | 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 dated November 12, 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.
Web links
- Topographic map of the Trinidad region 1: 100,000 (PDF; 8.9 MB)
- Relief map of the Trinidad region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 8.9 MB)
- Municipio San Andrés - General Maps No. 80602
- Municipio San Andrés - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.21 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Beni - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )