Municipio Cotagaita

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Municipio Cotagaita
Basic data

Population (state)
- population density 		31,602 inhabitants (2012 census)
5 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 05-0601
Telephone code (+591)
surface 6,414 km²
height 3400  m
Coordinates 20 ° 45 ′  S , 65 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 20 ° 45 ′  S , 65 ° 49 ′  W
Municipio Cotagaita (Bolivia)
Municipio Cotagaita
Municipio Cotagaita
politics

Department Potosí
province Nor Chichas Province
Central place Santiago de Cotagaita
Location of the Municipio Cotagaita in the Department of Potosí
Location of the Municipio Cotagaita
in the Department of Potosí
climate
Climate diagram Cotagaita
Climate diagram Cotagaita

The Municipio Cotagaita is a district in the Department of Potosí in the South American Andean state of Bolivia . Its origin goes back to a decree of August 26, 1863.

Location in the vicinity

The municipality of Cotagaita is one of two municipalities in the province of Nor Chichas . It borders in the north with the province of José María Linares , in the west with the province Antonio Quijarro , in the south with the province Sur Chichas , in the southeast with the department Chuquisaca , and in the northeast with the municipality Vitichi . It extends over 100 kilometers in an east-west direction and over 150 kilometers in a north-south direction.

The central place of the municipality is the provincial capital Santiago de Cotagaita with 3,931 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the central part of the district.

geography

The municipality of Cotagaita is located in the southern part of the barren plateau of the Bolivian Altiplano . The climate is cool and dry because of the inland location and is characterized by a typical daytime climate, in which the temperature fluctuations between day and night are usually significantly greater than the seasonal fluctuations.

The annual average temperature is 15 ° C and fluctuates only slightly between 11 ° C in June / July and 18 ° C in December / January. The annual precipitation is only about 300 mm, with a very pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 10 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with 70 to 80 mm monthly precipitation.

population

The population of the Municipio Cotagaita has decreased slightly over the past two decades:

  • 1992 : 24,494 inhabitants ( census )
  • 2001 : 24,025 inhabitants (census)
  • 2005 : 24,729 inhabitants (update)
  • 2010 : 23,621 inhabitants (update)

The population density of the municipality at the last census in 2001 was 3.7 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 0 percent, the proportion of the population under 15 years of age was 44.9 percent.

The literacy rate among those over 19 years of age is 67 percent, 89 percent for men and 49 percent for women. The most important idiom with a share of 96 percent is Quechua , 73 percent of the population speak Spanish . 76 percent of the population are Catholic, 19 percent Protestant. ( 2001 )

The life expectancy of newborns is 59 years. 89 percent of the population have no access to electricity, 89 percent live without sanitary facilities. ( 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   MAS-IPSP AAOQ TO. AS
10.178   8,415 5,813   3,662 1,353 515 283
  100% 69.1%   63.0% 23.3% 8.9% 4.9%

structure

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

Localities in the municipality of Cotagaita

  • Toropalca Canton
  • Canton of Ramadas
  • Canton of El Manzanal
  • Valle Hermoso Canton

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
  3. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (PDF; 196 kB)
  4. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones (PDF; 1.3 MB)
  5. ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010

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