Municipio Llallagua
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 View of the city of Llallagua |
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| Basic data
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| Population (state) - population density |
40,865 inhabitants (2012 census) 78 inhabitants / km² |
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| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 525 km² | ||
| height | 3900 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18 ° 22 ′ S , 66 ° 36 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Rafael Bustillo Province | ||
| Central place | Llallagua | ||
 Location of the Municipio Llallagua in the Department of Potosí |
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| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Uncía |
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The municipality Llallagua is a district in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Llallagua is one of four Municipios in the province of Rafael Bustillo and borders on the Municipio Uncía to the south and the Municipio Chayanta to the east . The largest town in the municipality is the town of Llallagua with 25,166 inhabitants on the southern edge of the district, other urban settlements are Siglo XX (town) with 5,834 inhabitants and Catavi with 3,834 inhabitants. ( 2012 census )
geography
Llallagua lies at the transition from the Oruro highlands to the Potosí mountains. The city is bordered in the north and west by the high mountain ranges of the Cordillera Central . The vegetation is that of the puna , the climate a typical time of day climate , in which the daily temperature fluctuations are greater than the monthly fluctuations.
The mean annual average temperature is 9 ° C, the monthly averages vary between just under 5 ° C in June / July and 11 ° C from November to March (see climate diagram Uncía). The annual precipitation is 370 mm and falls mainly in the summer months, the arid period with monthly values of a maximum of 10 mm lasts from April to October.
population
The population of the Municipio Llallagua has changed only insignificantly in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 39,890 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 36,909 inhabitants (census)
- 2010 : 40,865 inhabitants (census)
The population density at the 2012 census was 77.8 inhabitants / km². The life expectancy of newborns is 58 years, the proportion of the urban population is 80 percent. ( 2001 ) The literacy rate among those over 19 is 83 percent, 91 percent for men and 71 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 | MSM | MAS-IPSP | AS | ACU | ||
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| 21,387 | 17,689 | 11,707 | 5,032 | 4,766 | 1,673 | 236 | ||
| 82.7% | 66.2% | 43.0% | 40.7% | 14.3% | 2.0% |
structure
The llallagua municipality is divided into the following two cantons ( cantones ):
- 05-0203-01 Canton Llallagua - 69 villages - 40,077 inhabitants ( 2012 )
- 05-0203-02 Canton Jachojo - 13 villages - 788 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Llallagua
Individual evidence
- ↑ 05-0203
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio Llallagua - General Maps No. 50203
- Municipio Llallagua - detailed map and population data (PDF; 420 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )