Municipio Tahua

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Municipio Tahua
Coqueza village overlooking the Salar de Uyuni
Coqueza village overlooking the Salar de Uyuni
Basic data

Population (state)
- population density 		1700 inhabitants (2012 census)
1 inhabitant / km²
Post Code 05-1402
Telephone code (+591)
surface 3,272 km²
height 3700  m
Coordinates 20 ° 18 ′  S , 67 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 20 ° 18 ′  S , 67 ° 24 ′  W
Municipio Tahua (Bolivia)
Municipio Tahua
Municipio Tahua
politics

Department Potosí
province Daniel Campos Province
Central place Tahua
Location of the Municipio Tahua in the Department of Potosí
Location of the Municipio Tahua
in the Department of Potosí
climate
Climate diagram Llica
Climate diagram Llica
Aerial photo: Tunupa volcano on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni

The Municipio Tahua is a district in the Potosí Department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .

Location in the vicinity

The municipality of Tahua is one of two municipalities in the Daniel Campos province and consists of around 90 percent of the eastern part of the Salar de Uyuni salt lake . It borders the Municipio Llica to the west, the Nor Lípez province to the south, the Antonio Quijarro province to the east and the Oruro department to the north . It extends for about 150 kilometers in north-south and east-west directions.

geography

The Municipio Tahua is located on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera Central in the east.

The climate of the region is semi-arid and a typical daytime climate , in which the daily temperature fluctuations are more pronounced than the temperature differences over the course of the year (see climate diagram Llica).

The annual average temperature is around 6 ° C, the monthly averages in June / July are only 2 to 3 ° C and the summer values ​​in January / February are just under 9 ° C. The annual precipitation is a low 150 mm, notable precipitation falls only in the months of January / February with 50 to 60 mm; from April to November there is a pronounced dry season with monthly precipitation close to 0 mm.

population

The population of the Municipio Tahua has increased only slightly in the past two decades:

  • 1992 : 1,497 inhabitants ( census )
  • 2001 : 2,166 inhabitants (census)
  • 2010 : 1,700 inhabitants (census)

The population density of the municipality in the 2012 census was 0.5 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the population under 15 years of age is 46 percent, the proportion of the urban population is 0 percent.

The literacy rate for those over 19 is 91 percent, 98 percent for men and 84 percent for women. The most important idiom with a share of 77 percent is Spanish , 68 percent of the population speak Aymara . 87 percent of the population are Catholic, 8 percent Protestant.

The life expectancy of newborns is 55 years. 99 percent of the population have no access to electricity, and 99 percent also live without sanitation.

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 FUC MSM
575   512 375   190 96 89
  89.0% 73.2%   50.7% 25.6% 23.7%

structure

The municipality is divided into the following cantons :

Localities in the municipality of Tahua

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
  3. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / censosbolivia.ine.gob.bo
  4. ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010

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