Julaca
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| Residents (state) | 66 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3665 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0901-0502-0001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 55 ′ S , 67 ° 34 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Nor Lípez Province | ||
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 Climate diagram Colcha "K" |
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Julaca is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Julaca is a train station and central location of the canton of Julaca and is located in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Colcha "K" in the province of Nor Lípez at an altitude of 3665 m , thirty kilometers south of the Salar de Uyuni salt lake .
geography
Julaca is located on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Andean mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera de Lípez in the southeast. 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.
Significant precipitation in the region only falls in the months of January to March (see climate diagram Colcha "K"), the remaining nine months of the year are arid , the total precipitation in the region does not reach 100 mm per year. The annual average temperature is just under 7 ° C, the monthly values fluctuate only insignificantly between 2 ° C in June / July and 9 ° C from November to March, although nocturnal frosts are possible throughout the year.
According to the climate classification , Julaca's climate is dry and cold ( BWk ) .
Transport network
Julaca is located at a distance of 325 kilometers by road southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Potosí the asphalted highway Ruta 5 leads in a south-westerly direction 198 kilometers to Uyuni , from there it continues only partly asphalted further to the south-west and after 61 kilometers reaches the bridge over the Río Grande de Lípez . Behind the bridge, Ruta 5 branches off in a north-westerly direction and after 36 kilometers reaches the village of Río Grande on the railway line from Uyuni to Avaroa on the Chilean border and on to Antofagasta . The road follows the railway line in a south-westerly direction and after another 30 kilometers reaches Julaca .
population
The population of the village has decreased by about a third in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 90 | census |
| 2001 | 53 | census |
| 2012 | 66 | census |
Due to the historically grown population distribution, the region has a significant proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Colcha "K" 87.3 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ↑ 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 Potosí 2001 (PDF; 5.5 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Cerro Paruma region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 10.44 MB)
- Municipio Colcha "K" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.99 MB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Colcha "K" - general maps no. 50901
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )