Municipio Alto Beni
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| Residents (state) | 10,852 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| Post Code | 02-2002 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| height | 1200 m | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 33 ′ S , 67 ° 33 ′ W | ||
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| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Caranavi Province | ||
| Central place | Caserío Nueve | ||
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 Caranavi climate diagram |
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The Municipio Alto Beni is a district in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia . By law 4131 of December 23, 2009, the previous Municipio Caranavi was divided into the Municipio Caranavi in the south and the Municipio Alto Beni in the north.
Location in the vicinity
The municipality Alto Beni has been one of two counties ( Bolivian : Municipio ) in the province of Caranavi since 2009 and is located southwest of the upper reaches of the Río Beni . The municipality comprises 160 localities, ten of which are urban communities ( poblaciones urbanas ), the central place of the municipality Alto Beni is Caserío Nueve with 336 inhabitants ( 2012 census ), the largest village is San Antonio de Eduardo Avaroa with 704 inhabitants.
The municipality Alto Beni borders in the north on the municipality Teoponte in the province Larecaja , in the south on the municipality Caranavi , in the east on the municipality Palos Blancos and the municipality La Asunta in the province Sud Yungas , and in the west also on the municipalities Caranavi and Teoponte.
geography
The municipality Alto Beni is located on the eastern edge of the Bolivian "Königskordillere" ( Cordillera Real ) in the transition area between the Andean Altiplano and the Bolivian lowlands. The climate is a typical time of day climate in which the temperature fluctuations during the day are more pronounced than during the year.
The annual average temperature is 25.5 ° C and fluctuates only slightly over the course of the year between 23 ° C in June / July and 27 ° C in November / December. The annual precipitation reaches a height of almost 1500 mm, and apart from a short dry season in June / July the climate is humid all year round with monthly precipitation of over 200 mm from December to February.
population
The population of the province of Caranavi has increased by more than a third in the past two decades, the population in the newly founded Municipio Alto Beni was 10,852 at the 2012 census:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 43 093 | census |
| 2001 | 51 153 | census |
| 2012 | 59 365 | census |
politics
Results of the elections for the municipal council ( concejales del municipio ) in the regional elections on April 4, 2010:
| electoral legitimate |
electoral participation |
valid votes | MAS-IPSP | U.N. | ||
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| 4,678 | 4.012 | 3,019 | 1,604 | 1,415 | ||
| 85.8% | 75.2% | 53.1% | 46.9% |
Localities in the municipality of Alto Beni
- San Antonio de Eduardo Avaroa 704 pop - Sararia 400 pop - Caserío Nueve 336 pop - Bella Vista 217 pop - Santa Rosa 107 pop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bolivia: Ley Nº 4131, 23 de diciembre de 2009 ( Spanish )
- ↑ En diciembre nació el municipio de Alto Beni, La Paz ( Spanish )
- ^ 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.
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio Caranavi - General Maps No. 22001
- Municipio Caranavi - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.17 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )