Municipio of San Andrés de Machaca
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6,145 inhabitants (2012 census) 4 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 02-0805 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 1,502 km² | ||
| height | 3900 m | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 54 ′ S , 69 ° 3 ′ W | ||
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| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Ingavi Province | ||
| Central place | San Andrés de Machaca | ||
The municipality of San Andrés de Machaca is a district in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of San Andrés de Machaca is one of seven municipalities in the Ingavi province and is located in the southwestern part of the province. It borders the Republic of Peru to the west, the José Manuel Pando Province to the south, the Pacajes Province to the southeast , and the Municipio Jesús de Machaca to the northeast .
The municipality has 71 localities ( localidades ), the central place of the municipality is San Andrés de Machaca with 268 inhabitants in the south-eastern part of the district. Larger towns in the municipality are Cuipiamaya with 297 inhabitants and Conchacollo with 272 inhabitants. ( 2012 )
geography
The municipality of San Andrés de Machaca is located at an average altitude of 3900 m south of Lake Titicaca on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Andes mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera Central in the east.
The mean annual temperature of the region is 8 to 9 ° C, the annual precipitation is 500 to 600 mm (see El Alto climate diagram). The region has a distinct daytime climate, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between 7 ° C in July and 11 ° C in December. The monthly precipitation is between less than 10 mm in the months of June and July and close to 100 mm from December to February.
population
The population of the municipality of San Andrés de Machaca has increased only slightly in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 5,833 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 6,299 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 6,145 inhabitants (update)
The municipality had a population density of 4.1 inhabitants / km² in the 2012 census . 67.2 percent of the population speak Spanish , 94.4 percent speak Aymara , and 0.1 percent speak Quechua . ( 2001 )
Social structures
The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was around 62 years, and infant mortality fell from 6.7 percent ( 1992 ) to 6.1 percent in 2001.
The literacy rate for those over the age of 15 is 83.0 percent, 94.0 percent for men and 72.0 percent for women. ( 2001 )
95.4 percent of the population have no access to electricity , 58.7 percent live without sanitary facilities . ( 2001 )
57.2 percent of the total of 2,166 households have a radio, 1.1 percent a television, 51.4 percent a bicycle, 2.5 percent a motorcycle, 0.8 percent a car, 0.0 percent a refrigerator and 0.1 percent Percent a phone. ( 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 | CAOSAM | MAS-IPSP | MSM | ||
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| 2,280 | 2,104 | 1,393 | 782 | 584 | 27 | ||
| 92.3% | 66.2% | 56.1% | 41.9% | 1.9% |
structure
The municipality was subdivided in the last census of 2012 in the following nine cantons ( cantones ):
- 02-0805-03 Canton of San Andrés de Machaca - 12 villages - 1,207 inhabitants
- 02-0805-08 Canton of Mauri - 5 villages - 744 inhabitants
- 02-0805-10 Canton Laquinamaya - 18 towns - 1,064 inhabitants
- 02-0805-11 Canton Villa Pusuma Alto de Machaca - 5 localities - 519 inhabitants
- 02-0805-13 Canton Chuncharcota de Machaca - 6 villages - 412 inhabitants
- 02-0805-14 Canton of Nazacara - 8 towns - 427 inhabitants
- 02-0805-17 Canton Villa Artasivi de Machaca - 7 towns - 774 inhabitants
- 02-0805-21 Canton Sombra Pata - 4 towns - 312 inhabitants
- 02-0805-22 Canton Conchacollo de Machaca - 6 localities - 686 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of San Andrés de Machaca
- Canton of San Andrés de Machaca
- Laquinamaya Canton
- Cuipiamaya 297 pop .
- Nazacara Canton
- Nazacara Pop. 177
- Canton of Conchacollo de Machaca
- Conchacollo 272 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 San Andrés de Machaca - General Maps No. 20805
- Municipio San Andrés de Machaca - detailed map and population data (PDF; 576 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )