Municipio Cochabamba
| Municipio Cochabamba | |||
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| Population (state) - population density |
618,386 inhabitants (2010 update) 2,177 inhabitants / km² |
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| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 284 km² | ||
| height | 2560 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 23 ′ S , 66 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Cochabamba | ||
| province | Province of Cercado | ||
| Central place | Cochabamba | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Cochabamba |
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The municipality of Cochabamba is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Cochabamba is the only municipality in the province of Cercado . It is bordered by the province of Quillacollo to the west, the province of Capinota to the south, the province of Esteban Arce to the southeast , and the province of Chapare to the east .
The central place of the municipality is Cochabamba with 516,683 inhabitants (2001 census) .
geography
The municipality of Cochabamba is located on the plateau of Cochabamba in the transition area between the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central and the Bolivian lowlands. The region's climate is a subtropical mountain climate, which is characterized more by fluctuations in precipitation than by temperature differences over the course of the year .
The annual precipitation is 450 mm (see climate diagram) and has a clear dry season from April to October. The annual average temperature is just under 18 ° C, the monthly averages fluctuate between 15 and 20 ° C (see climate diagram Cochabamba), the daily maximum values reach 25 to 30 ° C in all seasons
population
The population of the Municipio Cochabamba has increased by about half in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 425,081 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 517,024 inhabitants (census)
- 2005 : 578,219 inhabitants (update)
- 2010 : 618,386 inhabitants (update)
The population density of the municipality at the last census in 2001 was 1820 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 99.9 percent, the life expectancy of newborns was 66.7 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 94.0 percent, namely 98.1 percent for men and 90.4 percent for women (2001) .
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 | UN- CP | MAS -IPSP | FPV | CIU | UCS | MSM | PDC | MNR | ||
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| 381.153 | 332.993 | 275.194 | 108,630 | 104,339 | 19,330 | 14,893 | 14,134 | 5,540 | 4,436 | 3,892 | ||
| 100% | 82.6% | 39.5% | 37.9% | 7.0% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
structure
The municipality consists of the Canton ( cantón ) Cochabamba, located in two sub-cantons ( subcantones divided):
- Cantón Cochabamba
- Cantón Llave Mayu
Localities in the municipality of Cochabamba
- Cochabamba 630,587 pop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones (PDF; 1.6 MB)
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (PDF; 196 kB)
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones (PDF; 1.6 MB)
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio Cochabamba - Politics, Population and Economy ( Spanish )
- Municipio Cochabamba - General Maps No. 30101
- Municipio Cochabamba - detailed map and population data (PDF; 329 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Cochabamba - Social data of the municipalities (PDF 7.58 MB) ( Spanish )