Kilómetro Doce
| Kilómetro Doce | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Full name | Kilómetro 12 a Cochabamba | ||
| Residents (state) | 2120 pop. (2001 census) | ||
| height | 458 m | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 52 ′ S , 63 ° 16 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Andrés Ibáñez Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Santa Cruz |
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Kilómetro Doce (short form: Km 12 ) (long form: Kilómetro Doce a Cochabamba = kilometer 12 to Cochabamba) was a small town in the Santa Cruz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Kilómetro Doce was the central place of the canton Km 12 in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) La Guardia in the province of Andrés Ibáñez . The city is located on the right bank of the Río Piraí at an altitude of 458 m . The canton Km 12 borders in the east directly on the outskirts of the metropolis Santa Cruz and in the southwest on the canton La Guardia . With the effect of the 2012 census, Kilómetro Doce is no longer listed as an independent village, but has become part of the city of La Guardia .
geography
Kilómetro Doce is located in a tropical humid climate on the eastern edge of the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Oriental . The region was covered by subtropical rainforest before colonization , but is now mostly cultivated land .
The mean average temperature of the region is just under 24 ° C (see climate diagram Santa Cruz), the monthly values fluctuate between 20 ° C in June / July and a good 26 ° C from October to December. The annual precipitation is about 1050 mm, the monthly precipitation is productive and lies between 35 mm in July and 160 mm in January.
Transport network
Kilómetro Doce is located twelve kilometers southwest of Santa Cruz , the capital of the department.
From the center of Santa Cruz, the paved highway Ruta 7 leads as a four-lane " Grigota Avenue " in a south-westerly direction via El Carmen to Kilómetro Doce and on via La Guardia , El Torno and La Angostura to Cochabamba .
population
The city's population has increased by around a quarter in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,019 | census |
| 2001 | 2 120 | census |
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
Web links
- Relief map of the Santa Cruz region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 7.88 MB)
- Municipio La Guardia - detailed map and population data (PDF; 756 kB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio La Guardia - General Maps No. 70104
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )