La Asunta (Santa Cruz)
| La Asunta | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 1406 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 241 m | ||
| Post Code | 07-1104-0110-3002 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 46 ′ S , 62 ° 35 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Province of Ñuflo de Chavez | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram San Ramón |
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La Asunta is a town in the Santa Cruz Department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
La Asunta is the fourth largest town in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) of San Julián in the province of Ñuflo de Chávez . The village is located at an altitude of 241 m about 35 km east of the Bolivian Río Grande .
geography
La Asunta is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the Chiquitanía region , a still sparsely populated landscape between Santa Cruz and the Brazilian border, which, however, between San Julián and San Ramón has been subjected to rapid agricultural colonization in the last few decades.
The region's climate is a semi-humid climate of the warm subtropics . The monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly over the course of the year between 21 and 22 ° C (see climate diagram San Ramón) in the winter months of June and July with strong cold south winds, and 26 to 27 ° C from October to March.
The annual amount of precipitation averages around 1000 mm over the long term, which falls mainly in the wet season from November to March, while the arid months from July to September show monthly values between 25 and 50 mm.
Transport network
San Julián is located at a distance of 174 kilometers by road northeast of Santa Cruz , the capital of the department.
From Santa Cruz, the asphalted highway Ruta 4 leads 47 kilometers in an easterly direction via Cotoca to Pailón . Here it meets Ruta 9 , which in a northerly direction via Los Troncos and San Julián reaches La Asunta after another 127 kilometers . The Ruta 9 then continues via Trinidad in the far northeast of the country to Guayaramerín on the Brazilian border.
population
The population of the village has increased more than two and a half times over the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 556 | census |
| 2001 | 934 | census |
| 2012 | 1 406 | census |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Effect Of Complementary Grazing (PDF; 109 kB) (English)
- ^ 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.
Web links
- Relief map of the Concepción region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 3.05 MB)
- Municipio San Julián - General Maps No. 71104
- Municipio San Julián - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.59 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )