Municipio Chipaya

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Municipio Chipaya
Basic data

Population (state)
- population density 		2003 population (census 2012)
3 population / km²
Post Code 04-0903
Telephone code (+591)
surface 771 km²
height 3700  m
Coordinates 19 ° 10 ′  S , 67 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 19 ° 10 ′  S , 67 ° 40 ′  W
Municipio Chipaya (Bolivia)
Municipio Chipaya
Municipio Chipaya
politics

Department Oruro
province Sabaya Province
Central place Chipaya
climate
Climate diagram Sabaya
Climate diagram Sabaya

The Municipio Chipaya 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 Chipaya is one of three municipalities in the province of Sabaya . It borders in the north with the province of Litoral , in the west with the municipality Sabaya , in the south with the municipality Coipasa , and in the east with the province Ladislao Cabrera .

The municipality of Chipaya is located at the mouth of the Río Lauca , which flows into the northeastern part of the Salar de Coipasa salt lake . The central place of the municipality is the village of Chipaya with 827 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the western part of the district.

geography

The climate in the region is semi-arid , the annual precipitation is only 200 mm (see climate diagram Sabaya). From April to November there is a dry season with monthly values ​​of less than 10 mm of precipitation, the wet season in summer is short and the rain is not very productive. The annual average temperature is almost 7 ° C without significant fluctuations in the course of the year, but with strong daily fluctuations in temperature and frequent changes in frost .

The vegetation in the region corresponds to the semi-arid puna . It is treeless and mainly consists of thorn bushes , grasses , succulents and cushion plants . It is used economically as a llama , alpaca and sheep pasture .

population

The population of the Municipio Chipaya has almost doubled in the past two decades:

  • 1992 : 1,087 inhabitants ( census )
  • 2001 : 1,814 inhabitants (census)
  • 2012 : 2,003 inhabitants (census)

The population density of the municipality at the last census in 2012 was 2.6 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 0 percent, the life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 58.8 years.

The literacy rate among those over 19 is 90 percent, 98 percent for men and 81 percent for women ( 2001 ).

The predominant colloquial language is Chipaya , most of the residents also speak Spanish , and many also speak Aymara as a second or third language .

politics

Results of the elections for the municipal council ( concejales del municipio ) in the regional elections on April 4, 2010:

Eligible voters   be right valid   MAS -IPSP
745   510 232   232
  100% 45.5%   100.0%

structure

The municipality is divided into the following two cantons ( cantones ):

Localities in the municipality of Chipaya

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carola Dörrie, Soil and Vegetation in the Huachacalla Area (PDF file; 21.8 MB)
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
  3. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
  4. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / censosbolivia.ine.gob.bo
  5. ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010

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