La Sillada
La Sillada | ||
---|---|---|
Basic data | ||
Residents (state) | 574 pop. (2012 census) | |
height | 3000 m | |
Post Code | 01-0202-02600-5001 | |
Telephone code | (+591) | |
Coordinates | 19 ° 48 ′ S , 64 ° 36 ′ W | |
|
||
politics | ||
Department | Chuquisaca | |
province | Azurduy Province | |
climate | ||
![]() Climate diagram Tarabuco |
La Sillada (also La Sillara ) is a town in the Chuquisaca department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
location
La Sillada is the second largest town in the canton of Mariscal Braun in the municipality of Tarvita in the province of Azurduy . The village is located at an altitude of 3000 m on a plateau between the Río Sillara and the Río Saucuyoj, both of which flow west to the Río San José, a tributary of the Río Pilcomayo .
geography
La Sillada is located between the Altiplano and the Bolivian lowlands in the southern part of the ridge of the Bolivian Cordillera Central . The climate is a cool, moderate mountain climate with a typical time of day climate , in which the temperature differences fluctuate more strongly during the day than during the year.
The annual average temperature in Tarabuco is around 9 ° C (see Tarabuco climate diagram), the monthly averages fluctuate between 6 ° C in July and 11 ° C in November. The annual precipitation is 600 mm and has four arid months from May to August with monthly values below 10 mm, and a significant humidity period from December to February with monthly precipitation between 100 and 125 mm.
Transport network
La Sillada is located at a distance of 198 kilometers by road southeast of Sucre , the capital of Bolivia and the department.
From Sucre the 976 kilometer long highway Ruta 6 leads east , which connects Sucre with the Bolivian lowlands and the metropolis Santa Cruz there , and reaches the city of Tarabuco after 67 kilometers. From Tarabuco a high road then leads south to the village of Icla and on via Chahuarani , Jatun Mayu and Pampas de Leque to Capactala and Tarvita . Eighteen kilometers south of Pampas de Leque, a side road branches off in a north-westerly direction and after another nine kilometers reaches La Sillada .
population
The population of the village has decreased over the past decade:
year | Residents | source |
---|---|---|
1992 | no detailed data | census |
2001 | 631 | census |
2012 | 574 | census |
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012
Web links
- Raised relief map 6634-I of the Río San Jose region 1: 50,000 (PDF; 2.89 MB)
- Relief map of the Sucre region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 11.79 MB)
- Municipio Tarvita - detailed map and population data (PDF; 920 kB) (Spanish)
- Departamento Chuquisaca - Social data ( Spanish ) (PDF; 4.21 MB)