Luribay
| Luribay | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 603 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 2565 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-0901-0101-4001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 4 ′ S , 67 ° 40 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Loayza Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Luribay |
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Luribay is the provincial capital of the Loayza province in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Luribay is the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Luribay and is located at an altitude of 2554 m on the left bank of the Río Luribay in one of the eastern valleys of the Serranía de Sicasica , about 100 kilometers as the crow flies south-east of La Paz , the capital of the eponymous Departments.
geography
Luribay lies between the Bolivian Altiplano in the west and the Amazon lowlands in the east. The region has a typical daytime climate in which the mean temperature differences between day and night are greater than the temperature differences between the seasons.
The annual average temperature of the region is just under 15 ° C and fluctuates between 11–12 ° C in June / July and a good 16 ° C in November (see Luribay climate diagram). Annual precipitation is 600 mm, with a pronounced dry season from May to August and monthly precipitation of more than 100 mm in January and February.
Infrastructure
Luribay is located at a distance of 176 kilometers by road southeast of La Paz , the capital of the department.
From La Paz, the paved highway Ruta 1 leads 104 kilometers south to Patacamaya . From there, six kilometers further south, an unpaved spur road branches off towards the northeast, overcoming pass heights of more than 4,750 m. It leads via Anchallani and reaches Luribay after a total of 66 kilometers .
population
The population of the village has increased by around a third in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 485 | census |
| 2001 | 434 | census |
| 2012 | 603 | census |
Due to the historical population development, the Aymara population is predominant in this region , in the municipality of Luribay 97.3 percent of the population speak the Aymara language .
The most famous personality of the place is the former Bolivian President José Manuel Pando (1899-1904), who was born here in 1848.
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 (PDF; 12.2 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Corocoro region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 9.8 MB)
- Municipio Luribay - General Maps No. 20901
- Municipio Luribay - detailed map and population data (PDF; 462 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )