Municipio Huacaraje
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| Population (state) - population density |
4111 inhabitants (2012 census) 1 inhabitant / km² |
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| Post Code | 08-0803 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 5,446 km² | ||
| height | 150 m | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 0 ′ S , 63 ° 58 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Iténez Province | ||
| Central place | Huacaraje | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Magdalena |
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The municipality of Huacaraje is a district in the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Huacaraje is one of three municipalities in the Iténez province and is located in the southwestern part of the province. It borders the Municipio Magdalena to the north, the Province of Mamoré to the west, the Province of Cercado to the south , and the Municipio Baures to the east .
The central place of the municipality is the rural town of Huacaraje with 2,053 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the northeastern part of the municipality.
geography
The municipality of Huacaraje is located in the Bolivian lowlands almost one hundred kilometers southwest of the border with Brazil . The climate in the Huacaraje area is characterized by a balanced temperature curve typical of the tropics with only minor fluctuations.
The annual mean temperature is almost 27 ° C, the monthly values fluctuate between 25 ° C in June / July and 28 ° C in October. The annual precipitation is more than 1,400 mm, with a significant wet season from November to March, and a dry season in the months June to August.
population
The population of the Municipio Huacaraje has increased by around 15 percent over the past two decades:
- 1992 : 3,355 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 3,706 inhabitants (census)
- 2010 : 4,111 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality at the last census in 2012 was 0.75 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 49.9 percent. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 66.7 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 90.7 percent, 93.7 percent for men and 86.6 percent for women. ( 2001 )
politics
Results of the elections for the municipal council ( concejales del municipio ) in the regional elections on April 4, 2010:
| electoral legitimate |
electoral participation |
valid votes | PRIMERO | MNR -PUEBLO | MAS-IPSP | ||
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| 1,586 | 1,457 | 1,339 | 593 | 436 | 310 | ||
| 91.9% | 91.9% | 44.3% | 32.6% | 23.2% |
structure
The municipality was divided at the last census of 2012 in the following two cantons ( cantones ):
- 08-0803-01 Canton of Huacaraje - 136 villages - 3,002 inhabitants ( 2001 : 2,521 inhabitants)
- 08-0803-02 Canton El Carmen - 5 villages - 1,099 inhabitants ( 2001 : 1,185 inhabitants)
Localities in the municipality of Huacaraje
- Huacaraje Canton
- Huacaraje 2053 pop.
- Canton of El Carmen
- El Carmén 1,059 inhabitants.
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original from 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 Huacaraje - General Maps No. 80803
- Municipio Huacaraje - detailed map and population data (PDF; 626 kB)
- Departamento Beni - social data of the provinces and municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 3.82 MB)