Municipio Challapata
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| Population (state) - population density |
29,265 inhabitants (2012 census) 10 inhabitants / km² |
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| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 2,815 km² | ||
| height | 4350 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18 ° 48 ′ S , 66 ° 27 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Oruro | ||
| province | Eduardo Avaroa Province | ||
| Central place | Challapata | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Challapata |
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The Municipio Challapata is a district in the Oruro department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Challapata is the northern of the two separate municipalities in the province of Eduardo Avaroa . It is bordered to the northwest by the province of Poopó , to the west by the province of Sud Carangas , to the south by the province of Sebastián Pagador , and to the east and northeast by the Department of Potosí .
The central place of the municipality is the small town of Challapata with 12,684 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the western part of the district.
geography
The municipality of Challapata is located on the eastern edge of the Bolivian Altiplano in front of the Cordillera Azanaques , which is part of the Cordillera Central mountain range . The climate of the region is a typical time of day climate , in which the temperature differences during the day are more pronounced than during the year.
The mean average temperature in the valleys of the region is 8–9 ° C (see climate diagram Challapata) and fluctuates between 4 ° C in June and July and 11 ° C in December. The annual precipitation is almost 350 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 15 mm, and significant precipitation only from December to March with 60 to 80 mm monthly precipitation.
population
The population of the municipality of Challapata has increased by about a third in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 20,882 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 24,370 inhabitants (census)
- 2005 : 26,888 inhabitants (update)
- 2012 : 29,265 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality in the last census of 2012 was 10.4 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population in 2001 was 31.5 percent, the life expectancy of newborns was 53.7 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 73 percent, namely 86 percent for men and 60 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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| 14,269 | 11,967 | 7,632 | 4,526 | 3,106 | ||
| 100% | 63.8% | 59.3% | 40.7% |
structure
The municipality is divided into the following four cantons ( cantones ):
- 04-0201-01 Canton of Challapata
- 04-0201-02 Canton Culta
- 04-0201-03 Canton of Ancacato
- 04-0201-04 Canton of Huancané
Localities in the municipality of Challapata
- Canton of Challapata
- Challapata 12,684 pop - Kakachaca 432 pop
- Canton of Culta
- Cruce Culta 1520 pop - Thola Palca 27 pop
- Canton of Ancacato
- Ancacato 352 pop.
- Canton of Huancané
- Huancané 299 pop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (PDF; 196 kB)
- ↑ 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 Challapata - General Maps No. 40201
- Municipio Challapata - detailed map and population data (PDF; 811 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Oruro - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.86 MB) ( Spanish )