Municipio of San Matías
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| Population (state) - population density |
14,719 inh. (2010 update) 1 in / km² |
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| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 26,600 km² | ||
| height | 200 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 10 ′ S , 59 ° 0 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Ángel Sandoval Province | ||
| Central place | San Matías | ||
| climate | |||
 Roboré climate diagram |
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The Municipio San Matías is a district in the Santa Cruz Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of San Matías is the only district in the province of Ángel Sandoval . It borders the Republic of Brazil to the north and east, the Germán Busch Province to the south, the Chiquitos Province to the southwest , and the José Miguel de Velasco Province to the northwest .
The central place of the district is San Matías in the extreme northeast of the municipality with 6,267 inhabitants ( 2012 census ).
geography
The municipality of San Matías is located on the eastern edge of the Bolivian lowlands. The mean average temperature of the region is 26 ° C, the annual precipitation is around 1150 mm (see Roboré climate diagram). The region has a tropical climate with a balanced temperature profile, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between 22 ° C in July and 28 ° C in December. The monthly precipitation is between under 50 mm in the months of July and August and just under 170 mm in December and January.
population
The population of the municipality of San Matías has increased by almost 40 percent in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 10,695 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 13,073 inhabitants (census)
- 2005 : 14,135 inhabitants (update)
- 2010 : 14,719 inhabitants (update)
The population density of the municipality at the 2001 census was 0.5 inhabitants / km², the life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 65.5 years. The literacy rate among those over 15 was 91.7 percent in 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 | MATICO | MAS-IPSP | FA | TODOS | ||
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| 6,037 | 5,055 | 4.152 | 1,679 | 1,029 | 1,016 | 428 | ||
| 83.7% | 82.1% | 40.4% | 24.8% | 24.5% | 10.3% |
structure
The municipality is divided into the following four cantons ( cantones ):
- Canton La Gaíba in the southeast of the municipality (main town: La Gaíba )
- Canton of Las Petas in the northwest of the municipality (main town: Las Petas )
- Canton San Matías in the northeast of the municipality (main town: San Matías )
- Canton Santo Corazón in the southwest of the municipality (main town: Santo Corazón )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones (PDF; 1.59 MB)
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (PDF; 196 kB)
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones (PDF; 1.59 MB)
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio San Matías - General Maps No. 71201
- Municipio San Matías - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.27 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )