Municipio Cuevo
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| Population (state) - population density |
5052 inhabitants (2012 census) 7 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 07-0704 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 744 km² | ||
| height | 1250 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 20 ′ S , 63 ° 35 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Cordillera Province | ||
| Central place | Cuevo | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Camiri |
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The municipality Cuevo is a district in the Santa Cruz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia . Cuevo is known for its milk and cheese industry , every year there is a corresponding festival around the Queso Chaqueño .
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Cuevo is one of seven Municipios of the Cordillera Province and includes the most south-westerly area. It is bordered by the Chuquisaca department to the west and south, the Boyuibe municipality to the east , and the Camiri municipality to the north .
The municipality extends between about 20 ° 07 'and 20 ° 29' south latitude and 63 ° 20 'and 63 ° 44' west longitude, its extension from west to east and from north to south is up to 40 kilometers each.
The municipality comprises 14 municipalities ( localidades ), the central place of the municipality is the country town Cuevo with 2475 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) on the southern edge of the district.
geography
The municipality Cuevo is located on the western edge of the Bolivian lowlands between the foothills of the south-eastern Cordillera Central and is part of the Gran Chaco region . The climate is subtropical and semi-humid , the temperatures fluctuate only to a limited extent during the day and during the year.
The annual average temperature is 23 ° C, with monthly average temperatures between 17 and 18 ° C from June to July and over 26 ° C from November to December (see Camiri climate diagram). The annual precipitation is almost 900 mm, the dry season from May to October contrasts with a pronounced wet season from November to April, in which the average monthly values reach 175 mm.
population
The population of the Municipio Cuevo has increased by around 15 percent over the past two decades:
- 1992 : 3,135 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 3,406 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 5,052 inhabitants (census)
The population density at the last census of 2012 was 6.8 inhabitants / km², the literacy rate among those over 15 years of age had increased from 81.1 percent (1992) to 84.2 percent. The life expectancy of newborns was 65.6 years, while infant mortality had fallen from 11.8 percent (1992) to 5.6 percent in 2001.
95.8 percent of the population speak Spanish , 33.1 percent speak Guarani , 3.8 percent speak Aymara , and 2.3 percent speak Quechua . (2001)
63.7 percent of the population have no access to electricity , 42.9 percent live without sanitary facilities (2001) .
72.8 percent of the 673 households have a radio, 34.5 percent a television, 27.8 percent a bicycle, 2.5 percent a motorcycle, 9.7 percent a car, 16.3 percent a refrigerator, and 0.4 percent Percent a phone. (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 | VERDES | MAS-IPSP | ||
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| 1,727 | 1,521 | 1,420 | 767 | 653 | ||
| 100% | 93.4% | 54.0% | 46.0% |
structure
The municipality Cuevo not subdivided further into cantons ( cantones ), it consists of the following Subkantonen ( vicecantones ):
- Vicecantón Comunidad El Arenal - 4 municipalities - 483 inhabitants ( 2001 )
- Vicecantón Comunidad Ibicuati - 2 municipalities - 332 inhabitants
- Vicecantón Comunidad Mandiyuti - 1 municipality - 139 inhabitants
- Vicecantón Comunidad Salinas - 2 parishes - 336 inhabitants
- Vicecantón Comunidad Tartagalito - 3 parishes - 356 inhabitants
- Vicecantón Cuevo - 1 municipality - 1,637 inhabitants
- Vicecantón Comunidad Itakise - 1 municipality - 123 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality
- Cuevo 2475 pop - Ibicuati 401 pop - Salinas 365 pop - Camatindi 303 pop - Tartagalito 267 pop - El Arenal 265 pop
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio Cuevo - General Maps No. 70704
- Municipio Cuevo - detailed map and population data (PDF; 606 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )