Puerto Pailas Canton
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.jpg) Bridge over the Río Grande near Puerto Pailas |
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| Basic data
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| Residents (state) | 2550 pop (2001) | ||
| height | 300 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 41 ′ S , 62 ° 48 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Andrés Ibáñez Province | ||
| Municipio | Municipio Cotoca | ||
| Central place | Puerto Pailas | ||
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 Climate diagram Pailón |
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The canton of Cotoca is a municipality in the Santa Cruz department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The canton ( Bolivian : Cantón) Puerto Pailas is one of two cantons in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Cotoca in the province of Andrés Ibáñez .
The canton borders in the north on the Municipio Santa Cruz , in the southwest, south and southeast on the canton Cotoca , and in the east on the province of Chiquitos . The central place is Puerto Pailas in the northeastern part of the canton with 2,301 inhabitants ( 2001 ).
The canton extends between about 17 ° 40 'and 17 ° 41' south latitude and 62 ° 47 'and 62 ° 50' west longitude, it measures up to two kilometers from north to south, and up to six kilometers from west to east .
geography
The canton of Puerto Pailas is east of the Cordillera Oriental in the Bolivian lowlands on the west bank of the Río Grande (Guapay) . The region's climate is tropical and humid almost all year round, with a short dry season from July to September.
The annual average temperature is 24 to 25 ° C, with monthly average temperatures between almost 27 ° C in December and January and below 21 ° C in June and July (see climate diagram Pailón). The annual precipitation is around 950 mm, the dry season from July to September contrasts with a pronounced humidity period from November to February, in which the monthly values reach up to 140 mm.
population
The population of the canton has risen by around two thirds in the decade between the last two published censuses . Detailed data from the 2012 census are not yet available, but further significant growth can be assumed:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 1 621 | census |
| 2001 | 2,750 | census |
| 2012 | . | no data yet |
structure
Due to its small size, the canton of Puerto Pailas is not further subdivided into sub-cantons (Bolivian: vicecantones ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
Web links
- Municipio Cotoca - General Maps No. 70102
- Municipio Cotoca - detailed map and population data (PDF; 538 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )