Municipio Pojo
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| Population (state) - population density |
10,156 inhabitants (2012 census) 2 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 03-1202 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 4,967 km² | ||
| height | 2500 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 20 ′ S , 64 ° 42 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Cochabamba | ||
| province | Carrasco Province | ||
| Central place | Pojo | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Comarapa |
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The municipality Pojo is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Pojo is one of six municipalities in the province of Carrasco . It is bordered to the west by the municipality of Totora , to the south by the province of Narciso Campero , to the southeast by the department of Santa Cruz , to the east by the municipality of Entre Ríos , and to the north by the municipality of Puerto Villarroel and the municipality of Chimoré .
The central place of the municipality is Pojo with 584 inhabitants in the southern part of the municipality. ( 2012 census )
geography
The municipality of Pojo is located on the south-eastern edge of the Cordillera Oriental , which forms the transition from the Bolivian lowlands to the high mountain ranges of the Andes. The climate is mild-temperate and 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 20 ° C and fluctuates only slightly between 17 ° C in July and just under 22 ° C in November and December. The annual precipitation of 640 mm is sufficient for agriculture and reaches monthly values between 100 and 125 mm in the summer months from December to February; however, the dry season with values well below 40 mm from April to October is relatively long.
population
In 2004, the Municipio Entre Ríos was split off from the original Municipio Pojo. The population of the Municipio Pojo has decreased significantly over the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 17,828 | Census - Municipio Pojo with Entre Ríos |
| 2001 | 34,974 | Census - Municipio Pojo with Entre Ríos |
| 2012 | 10.156 | Census - Municipio Pojo excluding Entre Ríos |
The population density of the entire municipality was 2.0 inhabitants / km² in 2012, the proportion of the urban population is 0.0 percent. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 59.0 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 was 77.4 percent, namely 87.1 percent for men and 65.2 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 | ||
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| 4,602 | 4,049 | 3,303 | 3,303 | ||
| 88.0% | 81.6% | 100.0% |
structure
The Pojo Municipality is divided into nine cantons ( cantones ):
- Cantón Chalguani
- Cantón Chuquiomo
- Cantón Duraznillo
- Cantón Guarayos
- Cantón Mamoré
- Cantón Palca
- Cantón Pojo
- Cantón Real
- Cantón Rodeo
Localities in the municipality of Pojo
- Pojo 584 pop.
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Relief map Punata 1: 100,000 (PDF; 9.12 MB)
- Municipio Pojo - General Maps No. 31202
- Municipio Pojo - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.22 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Cochabamba - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 7.58 MB) ( Spanish )