Municipio Huatajata
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| Full name | Huatajata | ||
| Population (state) - population density |
3927 inhabitants (2012 census) 233 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 02-0206 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 16.83 km² | ||
| height | 3900 m | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 12 ′ S , 68 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Omasuyos Province | ||
| Central place | Huatajata | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Achacachi |
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The municipality of Huatajata is a district in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia . It was part of the Municipio Achacachi until its creation by Law 1040 / 03-04 of June 28, 2010 . When it was re-established, the municipality consisted of the previous canton of Huatajata and a strip of land about one kilometer wide, which was added to the municipality of Huatajata from the eastern edge of the previous cantons of Chua Cocani and Soncachi.
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Huatajata is one of six ( until 2005: two / until 2009: three / until 2010: four ) Municipios of the province of Omasuyos and is located in the southern part of the province. It is bordered by the Chua Cocani municipality to the west , Lake Titicaca to the south , and the Huarina municipality to the east .
The municipality extends between about 16 ° 10 'and 16 ° 13' southern latitude and 68 ° 38 '30 "and 68 ° 43' 30" west longitude, it measures from north to south up to five kilometers, from west to east to to six kilometers. The municipality has twelve localities ( localidades ), the central place of the municipality is the village Huatajata with 293 inhabitants in the southwestern part of the district, the largest village is Soncachi Chico with 602 inhabitants. ( 2012 census )
geography
The municipality of Huatajata is located on the Bolivian Altiplano on the east bank of Lake Titicaca at an average altitude of 3900 m . The region lies between the Andes mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera Central in the east. The climate in the Huatajata area is derived from the altitude on the Altiplano and the proximity to the large water surface of Lake Titicaca, which mitigates the temperature fluctuations.
The annual average temperature is 11 ° C (see climate diagram Achacachi), with the monthly average in the coldest month (July) at 8 ° C only slightly deviating from the warmest month (November to March) at 12 ° C. The climate is arid from June to August with only sporadic rainfall, and it is humid in the summer months, especially from December to March, with monthly rainfall of more than 100 mm. The annual precipitation is around 600 mm.
population
The population of the Municipio Huatajata has increased significantly in the past two decades, especially in the decade between the last two censuses:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 2 502 | census |
| 2001 | 2 231 | census |
| 2012 | 3,927 | census |
In the last census of 2012, the municipality of Huatajata had a population density of 233 inhabitants / km², the life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 59.4 years, and the infant mortality rate was from 7.9 percent ( 1992 ) to 7.6 percent in Year 2001 decreased slightly.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 71.0 percent, namely 86.8 percent for men and 57.0 percent for women. ( 2001 )
66.5 percent of the population in the former municipality of Achacachi spoke Spanish , 94.1 percent spoke Aymara , and 0.2 percent spoke Quechua . ( 2001 )
59.4 percent of the population had no access to electricity , 83.4 percent lived without sanitary facilities . ( 2001 )
57.0 percent of households in 2001 had a radio, 16.7 percent a television, 27.2 percent a bicycle, 0.8 percent a motorcycle, 1.5 percent a car, 0.6 percent a refrigerator, 1, 3 percent a phone. ( 2001 )
structure
The municipality Huatajata was subdivided in the census 2012 in the following three cantons ( cantones ):
- 02-0206-01 Canton of Sanca Jahuira - 4 towns - 718 inhabitants
- 02-0206-04 Huatajata Canton - 7 localities - 2,491 inhabitants
- 02-0206-11 Canton Chilaya - 2 towns - 718 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Huatajata
- Canton of Sanca Jahuira
- Sanca Jahuira 411 pop .
- Huatajata Canton
- Tajara Grande pop 468 - Chilaya pop 461 - Huatajata pop 293
- Canton of Chilaya
- Soncachi Chico 602 pop.
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 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.
Web links
- Map of the Municipios Chúa Cocani and Huatajata
- Municipio Chúa Cocani u. a. - Overview maps no.20201
- Municipio Chúa Cocani u. a. - Detailed map and population data (PDF; 671 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department of La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )