Canton of San Pablo de Lípez
| Canton of San Pablo de Lípez | |||
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 Río San Pablo de Lípez near San Pablo de Lípez |
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| Basic data
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| Residents (state) | 1397 pop (2001) | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| height | 4200 m | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 30 ′ S , 66 ° 33 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Sur Lípez Province | ||
| Municipio | Municipio of San Pablo de Lípez | ||
| Central place | San Pablo de Lípez | ||
 San Pablo de Lípez |
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 Climate diagram San Pablo de Lípez |
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The canton of San Pablo de Lípez is a municipality in the Department of Potosí in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The Cantón San Pablo de Lípez is one of three cantons in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) San Pablo de Lípez in the province of Sur Lípez . It borders in the north on the province of Nor Lípez , in the west on the canton San Antonio de Lípez , in the southwest on the municipality San Antonio de Esmoruco , in the south on the municipality Mojinete , and in the east on the province Sur Chichas .
The canton stretches between about 21 ° 18 'and 21 ° 49' south latitude and 66 ° 12 'and 66 ° 55' west longitude, it measures from north to south up to 50 kilometers, from west to east up to 75 kilometers. There are twelve municipalities in the canton, the central place is San Pablo de Lípez in the southern part of the canton with 221 inhabitants, the largest village is Polulos with 303 inhabitants ( 2001 census ). The mean altitude of the canton is 4200 m .
geography
The canton of San Pablo de Lípez is located in the Cordillera de Lípez , which borders the Bolivian Altiplano to the south. The climate of the region is semi-arid and a typical time of day climate ; in which the mean temperature fluctuations in the course of the day are more pronounced than in the course of the seasons.
The annual average temperature in the valleys of the region is 5 to 6 ° C (see climate diagram San Pablo), with a monthly average of just over 0 ° C in July and 8 ° C from December to February. The annual precipitation is low 170 mm, whereby the months April to October are almost free of precipitation. Significant precipitation falls only from November to March, with a maximum of 45 mm monthly precipitation in January.
population
The population in the canton has increased by around a quarter between the last two censuses :
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 1 155 | census |
| 2001 | 1 397 | census |
| 2012 | . | no data yet |
The population density of the municipality of San Pablo de Lípez at the 2001 census was 0.2 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the population under 15 years of age was 41.3 percent.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 81 percent, 94 percent for men and 68 percent for women. The most important idiom with a share of 87 percent is Spanish , 80 percent of the population speak Quechua . 83 percent of the population are Catholic, 10 percent Protestant.
The life expectancy of newborns is 53 years. 99.5 percent of the population have no access to electricity, 92 percent live without sanitary facilities. ( 2001 )
structure
The Cantón San Pablo de Lípez is divided into the following sub-cantons ( vicecantones ):
- Vicecanton Cerrillos - 1 municipality - 198 inhabitants ( 2001 census ) - central place: Cerrillos
- Vicecantón Cerro Colorado - 1 municipality - 151 inhabitants - central place: Cerro Colorado
- Vicecantón Polulos - 1 municipality - 303 inhabitants - central place: Polulos
- Vicecantón Río San Pablo - 1 municipality - 183 inhabitants - central place: Río San Pablo
- Vicecantón San Pablo de Lípez - 1 municipality - 221 inhabitants - central place: San Pablo de Lípez
- Vicecantón Santa Isabel - 1 municipality - 105 inhabitants - central place: Santa Isabel
- Vicecantón Viluyo - 2 municipalities - 182 inhabitants - central place: Viluyo
- Vicecantón Comunidad Zapatera - 4 communities - 54 inhabitants - central place: Campamento Mina Sucre
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
Web links
- Municipio San Pablo - General Maps No. 51001
- Municipio San Pablo - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.55 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB)