Municipio Ayopaya
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23,535 inhabitants (2012 census) 15 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 03-0301 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 1,542 km² | ||
| height | 3200 m | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 45 ′ S , 66 ° 55 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Cochabamba | ||
| province | Ayopaya Province | ||
| Central place | Independencia (Ayopaya) | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Independencia |
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The Municipio Ayopaya (also: Villa de Independencia ) is a district in the Cochabamba department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Ayopaya is one of three Municipios of the Ayopaya Province . It is bordered by the La Paz department to the north and west, the Tapacarí province to the south , and the Morochata municipality to the east .
The municipality comprises 168 localities ( localidades ), the central place of the municipality is Independencia (Ayopaya) with 1,751 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the central part of the municipality.
geography
The municipality of Ayopaya is located between the Cordillera Mazo Cruz and the Cordillera del Tunari , a north-western section of the Cordillera Oriental . The climate is a typical daytime climate , in which the temperature fluctuations between day and night are more pronounced than between the seasons.
The annual average temperature of the region is just under 15 ° C (see climate diagram Independencia) and fluctuates over the course of the year between 11 ° C in June / July and 17 ° C in November / December. The annual precipitation is around 750 mm, with a dry season from May to August with monthly precipitation below 20 mm contrasted with a pronounced humidity period , in which the monthly values clearly exceed 100 mm from December to March.
population
The population of the Municipio Ayopaya has decreased by about 20 percent in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 28,548 | census |
| 2001 | 26,825 | census |
| 2012 | 23,535 | census |
The population density of the municipality in the last census of 2012 was 15.3 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 7.5 percent, the life expectancy of newborns was 53.6 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 53.1 percent, namely 70.8 percent for men and 35.9 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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| 9,528 | 8,137 | 5,695 | 4.187 | 1,508 | ||
| 100% | 70.0% | 73.5% | 26.5% |
structure
The municipality Ayopaya was subdivided in the last census of 2012 in the following three cantons ( cantones ):
- 03-0301-01 Canton Ayopaya - 115 localities - 14,944 inhabitants
- 03-0301-02 Canton Icoya (Kami) - 14 villages - 3,806 inhabitants
- 03-0301-03 Canton Calchani - 39 towns - 4,785 inhabitants
Localities in the Municipio Ayopaya
- Ayopaya Canton
- Independencia pop 1751 - Tiquirpaya pop 511 - Sivingani pop 185
- Icoya Canton
- Kami 1092 pop - Patiño Alto 909 pop - Villa Hermosa 617 pop
- Canton of Calchani
- Angostura Pop. 298 - Calchani Pop. 276.
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 Ayopaya - General Maps No. 30301
- Municipio Ayopaya - detailed map and population data (PDF; 635 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Cochabamba - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 7.58 MB) ( Spanish )