Municipio of San Borja
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| Population (state) - population density |
40,864 inhabitants (2012 census) 5 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 08-0302 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 8,542 km² | ||
| height | 200 m | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 40 ′ S , 66 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Ballivián Province | ||
| Central place | San Borja | ||
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 Climate diagram San Borja |
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The municipality of San Borja is a district in the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of San Borja is one of four municipalities in the province of Ballivián and is located in the southeastern part of the province. It borders the Municipio Reyes in the northwest , the Municipio Rurrenabaque in the west, the Department La Paz in the southwest , the Province of Moxos in the south, the Province of Yacuma in the east , and the Municipio Santa Rosa de Yacuma in the north .
The largest town and administrative seat in the municipality is the city of San Borja with 17,520 inhabitants in the center of the municipality, the second largest settlement is Yucumo with 4,693 inhabitants. ( 2012 census )
geography
The municipality of San Borja is located in the Bolivian lowlands, directly east of the Sierra Muchanes , a section of the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental . The region's climate is tropical and humid all year round ; the original vegetation is that of the tropical rainforest .
The mean average temperature of the region is 26 ° C (see climate diagram) and varies only marginally between 23 ° C in June and July and around 27 ° C from October to March. Annual rainfall is 1800 mm, with moderate monthly rainfall of 60 to 70 mm from June to September, and a pronounced rainy season from December to March with monthly rainfall of 200 to 300 mm.
population
The population of the Municipio San Borja has almost doubled in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 24,251 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 34,363 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 40,864 inhabitants (census)
In the 2012 census, the proportion of the urban population in the municipality is 54.4 percent, the life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 66.4 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 79.5 percent, 84.5 percent for men and 73.8 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 | MAS-IPSP | PRIMERO | MNR -PUEBLO | ||
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| 15,704 | 13,451 | 11,833 | 5,736 | 3,452 | 2,645 | ||
| 85.7% | 88.0% | 48.5% | 29.2% | 22.4% |
structure
The municipality is not further divided into cantons and consists only of the canton of San Borja.
Localities in the municipality of San Borja
- San Borja Canton
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
- Municipalidad Distrital de San Borja - Plan de Desarrollo Concertado 2007-2016 ( Spanish )
- Proyecto piloto participativo en gestión local del riesgo de desastres en el municipio de San Borja ( Spanish ) (PDF; 3.62 MB)
- Municipio San Borja - General Maps No. 80302
- Municipio San Borja - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.54 MB) (Spanish)
- Departamento Beni - social data of the provinces and municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 3.82 MB)