Municipio Huanuni

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Municipio Huanuni
Basic data

Population (state)
- population density 		24,677 inhabitants (2012 census)
40 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 04-0701
Telephone code (+591)
surface 623 km²
height 4000  m
Coordinates 18 ° 16 ′  S , 66 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 18 ° 16 ′  S , 66 ° 46 ′  W
Municipio Huanuni (Bolivia)
Municipio Huanuni
Municipio Huanuni
politics

Department Oruro
province Pantaleón Dalence Province
Central place Huanuni
climate
Climate diagram Huanuni
Climate diagram Huanuni

The Municipio Huanuni is a district in the Bolivian Oruro Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .

Location in the vicinity

The municipality of Huanuni is one of two municipalities in the province of Pantaleón Dalence . It borders in the north with the province of Cercado , in the north-west with the municipality Machacamarca , in the south-west with the province Poopó , in the east with the department Potosí , and in the north-east with the department Cochabamba .

The central place of the municipality is the city of Huanuni with 20,336 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the southwestern part of the district.

geography

The Municipio Huanuni is located on the eastern edge of the Bolivian Altiplano in the Cordillera Azanaques , which in turn is part of the Bolivian Cordillera Central . The climate of the region is a typical time of day climate , in which the temperature fluctuations during the day are more pronounced than during the year.

The annual average temperature of the region is almost 9 ° C, the monthly values ​​fluctuate between 4 ° C in June / July and 11 ° C from November to March. The annual precipitation is only 350 mm, from April to October there is a pronounced dry season with monthly values ​​of less than 10 mm, only from December to March there is significant monthly precipitation between 55 and 85 mm.

population

The population of the Municipio Huanuni has increased by around a quarter in the past two decades:

  • 1992 : 19,674 inhabitants ( census )
  • 2001 : 19,428 inhabitants (census)
  • 2010 : 24,677 inhabitants (update)

The population density of the municipality at the last census of 2012 was 39.6 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population is 82.4 percent. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 55.7 years.

The literacy rate among those over 19 is 85 percent, 96 percent for men and 76 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 MAS-IPSP MSM
13,743   12.008 7,852   4,602 3,250
  87.4% 65.4%   58.6% 41.4%

structure

The municipality and has an area of 810 is divided into the following six cantons ( cantones ):

Localities in the municipality of Huanuni

  • Canton of Negro Pabellón

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
  3. ↑ 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. (PDF; 1.04 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / censosbolivia.ine.gob.bo
  4. ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010

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