Municipio Aiquile
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| Population (state) - population density |
23,267 people (2012 census) 9 people / km² |
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| Post Code | 03-0201 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 2,720 km² | ||
| height | 2500 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18 ° 24 ′ S , 65 ° 5 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Cochabamba | ||
| province | Narciso Campero Province | ||
| Central place | Aiquile | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Mizque |
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The Municipio Aiquile is a district in the Department of Cochabamba in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Aiquile is one of three municipalities in the province of Narciso Campero . It is bordered to the west by the Mizque province , to the southwest by the Potosí department , to the south by the Chuquisaca department , to the east by the municipality of Pasorapa , to the northeast by the municipality of Omereque , and to the north by the province of Carrasco .
The central place of the municipality is the small town of Aiquile with 7,863 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the northwestern part of the district.
geography
The municipality of Aiquile lies between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Central . The climate is characterized by year-round spring-like temperatures and low rainfall.
The average annual temperature of the region is around 20 ° C (see Mizque climate diagram) and an annual rainfall of 550 mm. The summer from October to March has monthly average temperatures of 22 ° C, the coldest months are June and July with a good 17 ° C. From April to October there is a dry season with precipitation below 20 mm, the summer from December to February has rainfall of 110 to 135 mm.
population
The population of the Municipio Aiquile has increased only slightly in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 20,795 | census |
| 2001 | 26,281 | census |
| 2012 | 23,267 | census |
The population density of the municipality at the last census of 2012 was 8.6 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 33.8 percent, the life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 58.7 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 64.9 percent, namely 76.9 percent for men and 53.5 percent for women. ( 2001 )
politics
Results of the elections to the municipal council ( concejales ) in the regional elections on April 4, 2010:
| Eligible voters | be right | valid | MAS -IPSP | MSM | ||
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| 11,383 | 9,936 | 7,360 | 4,008 | 3,352 | ||
| 100% | 74.1% | 54.5% | 45.5% |
structure
The municipality is divided into the following three cantons ( cantones ):
- 03-0201-01 Canton Aiquile - 16,270 inhabitants
- 03-0201-02 Canton Quiroga - 3,700 inhabitants
- 03-0201-03 Canton of Villa Granado - 3,297 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Aiquile
- Canton of Quiroga
- Quiroga 428 pop.
- Canton of Villa Granado
- Villa Granado 682 pop.
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 March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio.Aiquile AMDECO March 28, 2011 ( Spanish )
- Municipio Aiquile - General Maps No. 30201
- Municipio Aiquile - detailed map and population data (PDF; 801 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Cochabamba - Social data of the municipalities (PDF 7.58 MB) ( Spanish )