Municipio Antequera
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| Full name | Antequera Bolívar | ||
| Population (state) - population density |
3233 inhabitants (2012 census) 12 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 04-0603 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 278 km² | ||
| height | 4200 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18 ° 32 ′ S , 66 ° 47 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Oruro | ||
| province | Poopó Province | ||
| Central place | Antequera | ||
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 Climate diagram Antequera |
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The Municipio Antequera (also: Antequera Bolívar ) is a district in the Oruro department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality Antequera is one of three municipalities in the province of Poopó and borders in the north with the province Pantaleón Dalence and the municipality Poopó , in the west and south with the municipality Pazña , in the southeast with the province Eduardo Avaroa , and in the east with the department Potosí .
The central place of the municipality is the locality Antequera with 1,751 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the northwestern part of the district.
geography
The Municipio Antequera is located on the Bolivian Altiplano on the western edge of the Cordillera Azanaques , a section of the Cordillera Central .
The mean annual temperature of the region is around 6 ° C (see climate diagram), the annual precipitation is 325 mm. The region has a distinct daytime climate, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between 1 ° C in July and a good 8 ° C from November to March. The monthly precipitation is below 10 mm in the months of April to October and only falls from December to March in a significant amount of 50 to 85 mm.
population
The population of the Municipio Antequera has decreased by about ten percent over the past two decades:
- 1992 : 3,483 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 3,352 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 3,233 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality in the last census of 2012 was 11.6 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population is 0 percent, and the life expectancy of newborns is 51.2 years ( 2001 )
The literacy rate for those over 19 is 85 percent, 95 percent for men and 75 percent for women. ( 2012 )
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 | PPP | MSM | ||
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| 1,378 | 1,230 | 814 | 416 | 242 | 156 | ||
| 100% | 66.2% | 51.1% | 29.7% | 19.2% |
structure
The municipality is divided into the following three cantons ( cantones ):
- 04-0603-01 Antequera canton - 14 localities - 2,335 inhabitants
- 04-0603-02 Chalguamayu Canton - 9 localities - 327 inhabitants
- 04-0603-03 Canton Tutuni - 18 localities - 571 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Antequera
- Antequera Canton
- Antequera 1751 pop.
- Canton of Tutuni
- Tutuni 175 pop.
Cañadón Peñas
After the decline of mining in the region, agriculture is the only source of income for the impoverished population, a difficult situation given the climatic conditions of the valley: during the day there is scorching heat, at night there is frost, so that with extreme drought, the fields are drained and the harvests are sparse .
Cañadón Peñas ( cañadón = field in the valley that is flooded when it rains; peña = rock, mountain ) is the name for the amalgamation of the two cantons of Pazña and Antequera, which have been one of fifteen " Millennium Villages " since the middle of the first decade in the new century are supported by the German World Hunger Aid . In joint workshops, the inhabitants of the Antequera Valley, together with experts from Welthungerhilfe, have drawn up a five-year plan that aims to implement improvements in four areas: nutrition, the economy, education, and a say for women. Welthungerhilfe supports the 13,000 rural residents of the region in improving animal husbandry, setting up small cheese dairies, and setting up schools with lunch.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 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
- ↑ Welthungerhilfe ( Memento of the original from January 9, 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 Uncia region 1: 250,000 (JPEG; 8.22 MB)
- Municipio Antequera - General Maps No. 40603
- Municipio Antequera - detailed map and population data (PDF; 235 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Oruro - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.86 MB) ( Spanish )
