Llica
| Llica | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 845 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3681 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-1401-0100-2001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 19 ° 51 ′ S , 68 ° 15 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Daniel Campos Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Llica |
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Llica is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Llica is the seat of the administration of the province of Daniel Campos and the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Llica . The village is located at an altitude of 3681 m in the source area of the Río Jalanta , which flows in a southeast direction after seven kilometers into the salt lake Salar de Uyuni .
geography
The Municipio Llica is located between the western Andean chain of the Cordillera Occidental and the eastern chain of the Cordillera Oriental on the banks of the Salar de Uyuni salt lake . The climate in the region is semi-arid and a typical time of day climate , in which the temperatures fluctuate more during the day than during the year.
Annual precipitation is as low as 150 mm (see climate diagram Llica) and only in January and February has significant monthly precipitation of around 50 mm. The annual average temperature is around 6 ° C, the monthly values fluctuate between 2 ° C in July and almost 9 ° C in January and February, and there are frequent changes in frost throughout the year .
Transport network
Llica is located 260 kilometers west of Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name, as the crow flies .
From Potosí the highway Ruta 5 leads in a south-westerly direction for 208 kilometers to Uyuni , from there the still unpaved highway Ruta 30 branches off in a northerly direction and reaches Colchani after 22 kilometers . From there a piste leads in a north-westerly direction over the Salar de Uyuni and reaches Llica after 170 kilometers.
population
The population of the village has been subject to significant fluctuations in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 874 | census |
| 2001 | 553 | census |
| 2012 | 845 | census |
In addition to the provincial administration, Llica also houses the Instituto Normal Superior Franz Tamayo , a technical college for the training of primary school teachers.
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.
Web links
- Relief map of the Salinas de Garci-Mendoza region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 10.44 MB)
- Municipio Llica - General Maps No. 51401
- Municipio Llica - detailed map and population data (PDF; 972 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )