Canton of Pisiga Bolívar Sucre
| Canton of Pisiga Bolívar Sucre | |||
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| Basic data
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| Population (state) - population density |
822 inhabitants (2001) 2 inhabitants / km² |
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| surface | 480 km² | ||
| height | 3750 m | ||
| Coordinates | 19 ° 14 ′ S , 68 ° 37 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Oruro | ||
| province | Sabaya Province | ||
| Municipio | Municipio Sabaya | ||
| Central place | Pisiga Bolívar | ||
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 Climate diagram Sabaya |
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The canton of Pisiga Bolívar Sucre is a municipality in the Oruro department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
location
The Cantón Pisiga Bolívar Sucre is one of seventeen cantons in the district ( Bolivian: Municipio ) Sabaya in the province of Sabaya . It borders in the north with the province of Puerto de Mejillones , in the west and southwest with the Republic of Chile , in the southeast with the canton Villa Vitalina , and in the east with the canton Pagador .
The canton extends between about 19 ° 08 'and 19 ° 19' south latitude and 68 ° 30 'and 68 ° 43' west longitude, it measures from north to south up to 17 kilometers, from west to east up to 12 kilometers. In the southwestern part of the canton is the central place of the canton, Pisiga Bolívar , with 718 inhabitants ( 2001 census ). The mean altitude of the canton is 3750 m .
geography
The canton of Pisiga Bolívar Sucre lies on the western edge of the Bolivian Altiplano and is bounded to the west by the foothills of the Cordillera Occidental , to the south by the Río Isluga , to the north by the peaks of Cerro Cabaraya (5840 m) and Cerro Separaya (5530 m) .
The climate of the region is semi-arid , the annual precipitation is only 200 mm (see climate diagram Sabaya). From April to November there is a dry season with monthly values of less than 10 mm of precipitation, the wet season in summer is short and the rain is not very productive. The annual average temperature is almost 7 ° C without significant fluctuations in the course of the year, but with strong daily fluctuations in temperature and frequent changes in frost .
The vegetation in the region corresponds to the semi-arid puna . It is treeless and mainly consists of thorn bushes , grasses , succulents and cushion plants . It is used economically as a llama , alpaca and sheep pasture .
population
The population in the canton has increased significantly in the last decade of the last century:
- 1992 : 344 inhabitants ( 1992 census )
- 2001 : 822 inhabitants (census)
- 2010 : More recent data are not yet available
The population density of the municipality Sabaya at the 2001 census was 1.3 inhabitants / km², in the canton of Pisiga Bolívar Sucre it is 1.7 inhabitants / km². The life expectancy of newborns in the municipality in 2001 was 54.9 years.
The literacy rate among the over 19-year-olds in the municipality is 94 percent, namely 98 percent for men and 89 percent for women (2001).
Due to the historically grown population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Aymara population, in the Municipio Sabaya 62.9% of the population speak the Aymara language .
structure
The Cantón Pisiga Bolívar Sucre has an area of around 480 km² and is divided into the following sub-cantons ( vicecantones ):
- Vicecantón Pisiga Bolívar - 718 inhabitants ( 2001 )
- Vicecantón Pisiga Sucre - 104 inhabitants
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Carola Dörrie, Soil and Vegetation in the Huachacalla Area (PDF; 22.9 MB)
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE 1992)
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE 2001)
- ↑ INE social data (PDF; 12.2 MB)
Web links
- Municipio Sabaya - Politics, Population and Economy ( Spanish )
- Municipio Sabaya - General Maps No. 40901
- Municipio Sabaya - detailed map and population data (PDF; 807 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Oruro - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.86 MB) ( Spanish )