Municipio San Joaquín (Beni)
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| Population (state) - population density |
6917 population (2012 census) 1 population / km² |
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| Post Code | 08-0701 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 8,620 km² | ||
| height | 140 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13 ° 0 ′ S , 64 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Province of Mamoré | ||
| Central place | San Joaquín | ||
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 Climate diagram San Joaquín |
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The municipality of San Joaquín is a district in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia . The municipality of San Joaquín was founded on August 21, 1709.
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of San Joaquín is one of three municipalities in the province of Mamoré and extends from north to south over the entire length of the province. It is bordered by the municipality of Puerto Siles to the northwest , the province of Yacuma to the southwest , the municipality of San Ramón to the east , and the Republic of Brazil to the north .
The largest town and administrative seat of the province is San Joaquín with 4,556 inhabitants ( 2012 census ), which is composed of several municipalities.
geography
The municipality of San Joaquín is located in the Moxos plain , with over 100,000 km² one of the largest wetlands on earth. The predominant form of vegetation in the San Joaquín region is that of the tropical savannah .
The temperature fluctuations are low, both during the day and during the year. The annual average temperature is over 26 ° C, the monthly average temperatures are between 24 and 29 ° C (see climate diagram). The annual precipitation of around 1500 mm is twice as high as that in Central Europe. Only the months of June to August are characterized by a dry season , in which the low rainfall evaporates quickly.
population
The population of the Municipio San Joaquín has increased by more than half in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 4,233 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 5,452 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 6,917 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality in the last census of 2012 is 0.8 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population is 0 percent, the life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 66.3 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 90.6 percent, 94.3 percent for men and 86.0 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 | MNR -PUEBLO | ||
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| 2,393 | 2,075 | 1,904 | 687 | 679 | 538 | ||
| 86.7% | 91.8% | 36.1% | 35.7% | 28.3% |
structure
The municipality was divided at the last census of 2012 in two cantons ( cantones ):
- 08-0701-01 Canton of San Joaquín - 71 localities - 6,125 inhabitants ( 2001 : 5,452 inhabitants)
- 08-0701-02 Canton More - 29 villages - 792 inhabitants ( 2001 : 195 inhabitants)
Localities in the municipality of San Joaquín
- Canton of San Joaquín
- San Joaquín 4556 pop - San Pedro 1896 pop - San Lorenzo 1091 pop - Machupo 734 pop - Agua Dulce 498 pop.
- Canton of More
- Monte Azul 152 pop.
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original from 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 Joaquín - General Maps No. 80701
- Municipio San Joaquín - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.14 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Beni - Social data of the provinces and municipalities (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )