Municipio Rurrenabaque
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 Street scene in Rurrenabaque |
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| Basic data
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| Population (state) - population density |
19,195 inhabitants (2012 census) 7 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 08-0304 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 2,820 km² | ||
| height | 250 m | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 40 ′ S , 67 ° 15 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Ballivián Province | ||
| Central place | Rurrenabaque | ||
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 Climate diagram Rurrenabaque |
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The Municipio Rurrenabaque is a district in the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Rurrenabaque is one of four municipalities in the province of Ballivián and is located in the southwestern part of the province. It borders the Municipio Reyes to the north, the Department La Paz to the west and southwest , and the Municipio San Borja to the east .
The largest city and central location of the district is the city of Rurrenabaque with 13,446 inhabitants ( 2012 ) in the northwest corner of the municipality.
geography
The municipality of Rurrenabaque is located on the western edge of the Moxos plain , with over 100,000 km² one of the largest wetlands on earth; the predominant form of vegetation in the Moxos plain is the tropical savannah . The climate in the Rurrenabaque region is tropical hot and humid all year round, but it can also get relatively cool in winter due to the Surazo (cold wind from the south).
Annual rainfall is just under 2,000 mm, with monthly rainfall of around 300 mm in January and February, and less than 100 mm in the months of August to September. The monthly average temperatures are between 23 ° C and 28 ° C all year round.
population
The population of the José Ballivián Province has roughly doubled in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 9,065 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 13,668 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 19,195 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality at the last census in 2012 was 6.8 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population is 70.0 percent. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 64.3 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 87.1 percent, 91.4 percent for men and 81.8 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 | PRIMERO | MAS-IPSP | MSM | MNR -PUEBLO | ||
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| 8,265 | 7.101 | 6,053 | 3,168 | 1.916 | 936 | 33 | ||
| 85.9% | 85.2% | 52.3% | 31.7% | 15.5% | 0.5% |
structure
The municipality consists of only one canton , the Cantón Rurrenabaque, with a total of 90 localities ( localidades ).
Localities in the municipality of Rurrenabaque
- Canton of Rurrenabaque
- Rurrenabaque 13,446 pop - Nuevos Horizontes 575 pop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 Rurrenabaque - General Maps No. 80304
- Municipio Rurrenabaque - detailed map and population data (PDF; 723 kB) (Spanish)
- Departamento Beni - social data of the provinces and municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 3.82 MB)