Galilea (Beni)
| Galilea | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 149 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 197 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0302-0101-9001 | ||
| Telephone code | +591 | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 53 ′ S , 66 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Ballivián Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram San Borja |
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Galilea is a town in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Galilea is a municipality in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) of San Borja in the province of Ballivián . The village is located at an altitude of 196 m four kilometers east of the Río Maniqui , a tributary of the Río Rapulo , which flows into the Río Mamoré .
geography
Galilea is located in the Bolivian lowlands, about 50 kilometers east of the Serranía Muchanes , a section of the Voranden chains of the Cordillera Oriental . The region's climate is tropical and humid all year round ; the original vegetation is that of the tropical rainforest .
The mean average temperature of the region is 26 ° C (see climate diagram San Borja) and fluctuates only insignificantly between 23 ° C in June and July and around 27 ° C from October to March. Annual rainfall is 1800 mm, with moderate monthly rainfall of 60 to 70 mm from June to September, and a pronounced rainy season from December to March with monthly rainfall of 200 to 300 mm.
Transport network
Galilea is 225 kilometers by road west of Trinidad , the capital of the department.
The village is located on the 600 km long Ruta 3 highway from La Paz to Trinidad . With the exception of a 50-kilometer section east of La Paz, the road is largely unpaved and therefore not always easy to drive on depending on the weather conditions. It leads from La Paz via Cotapata , Sapecho and Yucumo on a 377-kilometer route to San Borja and from there past Tierra Santa to Galilea , then via San Ignacio de Moxos to Trinidad .
population
The city's population has decreased significantly over the past decade:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | no detailed data | census |
| 2001 | 242 | census |
| 2012 | 149 | 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 May 25, 2015 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 March 4, 2016 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.
Web links
- San Borja region - Relief map 1: 250,000 (PDF; 7.27 MB)
- Municipio San Borja - General Maps No. 80302
- Municipio San Borja - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.54 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Beni - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )