Municipio Caripuyo
| Municipio Caripuyo Qhariphuyu munisipyu |
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 Huanacoma |
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| Basic data
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| Population (state) - population density |
8704 inhabitants (2012 census) 18 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 05-0702 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 490 km² | ||
| height | 3700 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18 ° 10 ′ S , 66 ° 32 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Alonso de Ibáñez province | ||
| Central place | Caripuyo | ||
 Location of the Municipio Caripuyo in the Department of Potosí |
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 Climate diagram Caripuyo |
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The Municipio Caripuyo (also: Caripuyu , Quechua Qhariphuyu ) is a district in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality Caripuyo is one of two municipalities in the province of Alonso de Ibáñez . It borders the Municipio Sacaca to the east, the Cochabamba department to the north, the Oruro department to the west , and the Rafael Bustillo province to the south .
The municipality comprises 82 localities, the central place of the municipality is the village of Caripuyo with 554 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the southeastern part of the district.
geography
The Municipio Caripuyo is located in one of the high valleys of the Cordillera Azanaques on the northwestern edge of the Bolivian Cordillera Central . The climate of the region is a typical time of day climate , in which the temperature fluctuations during the day are more pronounced than during the year.
The long-term average temperature in the municipality is 13 ° C and fluctuates between 9 ° C in June / July and more than 15 ° C from November to March (see Caripuyo climate diagram). The annual precipitation is almost 500 mm, from April to October there is a dry season with monthly precipitation of less than 20 mm, monthly values of just over 100 mm are only achieved in January and February.
population
The population of the Municipio Caripuyu has increased only marginally in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 8,227 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 9,030 inhabitants (census)
- 2010 : 8,704 inhabitants (census)
The life expectancy of newborns is only 40 years, the literacy rate for those over 15 years of age is 68 percent, and the proportion of the urban population in the municipality is 0 percent.
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 | ||
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| 3,862 | 3,346 | 2,390 | 2,390 | ||
| 100% | 71.4% | 100.0% |
structure
The municipality is divided into the following eight cantons ( cantones ):
- 05-0702-01 Canton Caripuyo - 36 villages - 3,964 inhabitants ( 2012 census )
- 05-0702-02 Cotaña canton - 8 towns - 918 inhabitants
- 05-0702-03 Canton Chaicuriri - 1 village - 90 inhabitants
- 05-0702-04 Canton Challviri - 6 villages - 519 inhabitants
- 05-0702-05 Canton Chojlla - 8 villages - 633 inhabitants
- 05-0702-06 Huanacoma Canton - 10 localities - 1,159 inhabitants
- 05-0702-07 Canton Jankho Jankho - 7 villages - 352 inhabitants
- 05-0702-08 Canton Juntavi - 6 villages - 1,069 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Caripuyo
- Caripuyo Canton
- Caripuyo 554 pop.
- Chaicuriri Canton
- San Miguel 90 pop.
- Canton of Challviri
- Challviri 99 pop.
- Canton of Chojlla
- Chojlla 348 pop.
- Huanacoma Canton
- Huanchaca 230 pop.
- Juntavi Canton
- Juntavi 517 pop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original of 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 Caripuyo - General Maps No. 50702
- Municipio Caripuyo - detailed map and population data (PDF; 431 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )