Kestuchi
| Kestuchi | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 107 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 2948 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-1102-0501-2701 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 5 ′ S , 65 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | José María Linares Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Vitichi climate diagram |
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Kestuchi (also: Kestuche ) is a town in the Potosí Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Kestuchi is the second largest town in the canton of Pancochi in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Caiza "D" in the province of José María Linares . The village is located at an altitude of 2948 m on the right bank of the Río Caiza , which flows over the Río Tumusla and the Río San Juan del Oro to the Río Pilcomayo .
geography
Kestuchi lies between the ridges of the Cordillera de Chichas and the Cordillera Central , which rise from the barren plateau of the Bolivian Altiplano . The climate is cool and dry because of the inland location and is characterized by a typical daytime climate, in which the temperature fluctuations between day and night are usually significantly greater than the seasonal fluctuations.
The annual average temperature is 13 ° C and fluctuates only slightly between 10 ° C in June / July and a good 15 ° C from November to March (see Vitichi climate diagram). The annual precipitation is only about 400 mm, with a very pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 20 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with about 80 mm monthly precipitation.
Transport network
Kestuchi is 69 kilometers by road south of Potosí , the capital of the department.
From Potosí, the 1,215-kilometer-long asphalt road Ruta 1 leads south to Cuchu Ingenio and then via Tres Cruces to Tarija and Bermejo on the Argentine border. At Cuchu Ingenio a country road branches off to the south, which leads down the Río Caiza past Caiza "D" to Kestuchi and on via Pancochi , Calila and Toropalca to Tumusla .
population
The population of the village has been subject to significant fluctuations over the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 96 | census |
| 2001 | 208 | census |
| 2012 | 107 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Caiza "D" 97 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
- Municipio Caiza "D" - general maps no. 51102
- Municipio Caiza "D" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 893 kB)
- Department Potosí - Social data of the provinces and municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 5.23 MB)