Municipio Pocona

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Municipio Pocona
Basic data

Population (state)
- population density 		10,750 inhabitants (2012 census)
12 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 03-1203
Telephone code (+591)
surface 870 km²
height 3000  m
Coordinates 17 ° 40 ′  S , 65 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 17 ° 40 ′  S , 65 ° 12 ′  W
Municipio Pocona (Bolivia)
Municipio Pocona
Municipio Pocona
politics

Department Cochabamba
province Carrasco Province
Central place Pocona
climate
Climate diagram Totora
Climate diagram Totora

The municipality of Pocona is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .

Location in the vicinity

The municipality of Pocona is one of six municipalities in the province of Carrasco . It is bordered by the Arani Province to the west, the Mizque Province to the southwest, the Narciso Campero Province to the south , the Municipio Totora to the east , and the Tiraque Province to the north .

The central place of the municipality is Pocona with 440 inhabitants in the north-western part of the municipality, the largest village is Chullchungani with 518 inhabitants. ( 2012 census )

geography

The municipality of Pocona is located in one of the high valleys of the Cordillera Oriental mountain range , which merges east into the Bolivian lowlands. The region's climate is characterized by a typical daytime climate in which the temperature differences between day and night are more pronounced than between the seasons.

The annual average temperature is 14 ° C, the monthly values ​​fluctuate between 11 ° C in June / July and 16 ° C in November / December (see Totora climate diagram). The annual precipitation is 600 mm and falls mainly in the summer months from December to February with monthly values ​​of 100 to 125 mm; This contrasts with a dry season from May to October with monthly precipitation of less than 30 mm.

Due to the favorable wind conditions, the municipality was selected as the location for the first Qollpana wind farm . The second stage was inaugurated on September 9, 2016. At this point in time, the plant with its nine 3 MW turbines from the German manufacturer Enercon has a capacity of around 27 MW. A third expansion stage is already planned.

population

The population of the Municipio Pocona has decreased by almost a fifth over the past two decades:

year Residents source
1992 12,799 census
2001 13,488 census
2012 10,750 census

The population density of the municipality was 12.4 inhabitants / km² at the 2012 census, the proportion of the urban population is 0.0 percent. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 56.6 years.

The literacy rate among those over 19 is 68.5 percent, 83.6 percent for men and 54.5 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 NAC
4,999   4,342 3,045   2,317 570 158
  86.9% 70.1%   76.1% 18.7% 5.2%

structure

The municipality Pocona is divided into the following five cantons ( cantones ):

Localities in the municipality of Pocona

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ El Pais Online, September 10, 2016 (Spanish)
  2. ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
  3. ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
  4. ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012
  5. ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010

Web links

* Reliefkarte Punata 1:100.000 (PDF; 9,12 MB)