Municipio Todos Santos
| Municipio Todos Santos | |||
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| Population (state) - population density |
727 inhabitants (2012 census) 3 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 04-1502 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 229 km² | ||
| height | 4350 m | ||
| Coordinates | 19 ° 1 ′ S , 68 ° 46 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Oruro | ||
| province | Puerto de Mejillones province | ||
| Central place | Todos Santos | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Sabaya |
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The Municipio Todos Santos is a district in the Oruro Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Todos Santos is the southwest of the three Municipios of the province of Puerto de Mejillones . It borders the municipality of La Rivera to the east and north , the province of Sabaya to the west , and the Republic of Chile to the south .
The municipality comprises a total of only seventeen localities, the central place is Todos Santos in the central eastern part of the district with 219 inhabitants.
geography
The climate in the region is semi-arid , the annual precipitation is only 200 mm (see climate diagram Sabaya). From April to November there is a dry season with monthly values of less than 10 mm of precipitation, the wet season in summer is short and the rain is not very productive. The annual average temperature is almost 7 ° C without significant fluctuations in the course of the year, but with strong daily fluctuations in temperature and frequent changes in frost .
The vegetation in the region corresponds to the semi-arid puna . It is treeless and mainly consists of thorn bushes , grasses , succulents and cushion plants . It is used economically as a llama , alpaca and sheep pasture .
population
The population of the municipality has doubled in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 366 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 387 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 727 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality in the last census of 2012 was 3.2 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population is 0 percent.
The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was only 44.6 years.
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 93 percent, 97 percent for men and 90 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 | MSM | ||
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| ??? | 239 | 175 | 158? | 17? | ||
| ??? % | 73.2% | 90.3%? | 9.7%? |
The information in the above statistics is incomplete or unclear in the case of Todos Santos.
structure
The municipality has a size of 229 km² and, in contrast to most of the municipalities of Bolivia, is not further subdivided into cantons due to its small size . The only notable place in the municipality is the main town Todos Santos .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carola Dörrie, Soil and Vegetation in the Huachacalla Area (PDF; 22.9 MB)
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (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 Todos Santos - General Maps No. 41502
- Municipio Todos Santos - detailed map and population data (PDF; 213 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Oruro - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.86 MB) ( Spanish )