Municipio Baures
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| Population (state) - population density |
5965 inhabitants (2012 census) 0 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 08-0802 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 21,684 km² | ||
| height | 180 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13 ° 40 ′ S , 62 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Iténez Province | ||
| Central place | Baures | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Magdalena |
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The Municipio Baures is a district in the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Baures is one of three Municipios of the Province of Iténez and is located in the southeastern part of the province. It borders the Municipio Magdalena in the northwest , the Municipio Huacaraje in the west, the Province of Cercado in the southwest, the Santa Cruz Department in the southeast , and the Republic of Brazil in the northeast .
The largest town and central place in the municipality is the rural town of Baures with 2,127 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) on the western border of the district.
geography
The Municipio Baures is located in the lowlands on the Bolivian eastern border with Brazil . The climate in the region is characterized by a balanced temperature curve typical of the tropics with only minor fluctuations.
The annual average temperature is just under 27 ° C (see Magdalena climate diagram), the monthly values fluctuate between 25 ° C in June / July and 28 ° C in October. The annual precipitation is more than 1,400 mm, with a significant wet season from November to March, and a dry season in the months June to August.
population
The population of the Municipio Baures has increased slightly in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 5,133 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 5,264 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 5,965 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality in the last census of 2012 was 0.3 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 35.6 percent, the life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 67.1 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 years of age is 89.8 percent, namely 93.1 percent for men and 85.7 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 | PRIMERO | MAS -IPSP | MNR -PUEBLO | ||
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| 2,088 | 1,875 | 1,829 | 1,100 | 719 | 10 | ||
| 100% | 97.5% | 60.1% | 39.3% | 0.5% |
structure
The municipality was subdivided in the census of 2012 in the following two cantons ( cantones ):
- 08-0802-01 Canton Baures - 55 localities - 4,121 inhabitants ( 2001 : 3,994 inhabitants)
- 08-0802-02 Canton of Mategua - 6 localities - 1,844 inhabitants ( 2001 : 1,270 inhabitants)
Localities in the Municipio Baures
- Canton of Baures
- Baures 2127 pop.
- Canton of Mategua
- Remanso 851 pop.
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (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
Web links
- Municipio Baures - General Maps No. 80802
- Municipio Baures - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.46 MB) ( Spanish )
- Beni Department - Social data (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )