Municipio Toledo

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Municipio Toledo
Basic data

Population (state)
- population density 		10,149 inhabitants (2012 census)
3 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 04-1001
Telephone code (+591)
surface 2,970 km²
height 3715  m
Coordinates 18 ° 27 ′  S , 67 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 18 ° 27 ′  S , 67 ° 25 ′  W
Municipio Toledo (Bolivia)
Municipio Toledo
Municipio Toledo
politics

Department Oruro
province Saucarí Province
Central place Toledo
climate
Oruro climate diagram
Oruro climate diagram

The municipality of Toledo is a district in the Oruro department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .

Location in the vicinity

The municipality of Toledo is the only municipality in the Saucarí province . It is bordered to the north and east by the province of Cercado , to the north-west by the province of Nor Carangas , to the west by the province of Carangas , to the south by the province of Sud Carangas , and to the south-east by the province of Poopó .

The district comprises a total of x localities, the central place of the municipality is Toledo with 1,462 inhabitants ( 2012 ) in the northern half of the district.

geography

The municipality of Toledo is located in the eastern part of the Bolivian Altiplano between the Serranía de Huayllamarca in the west and the Cordillera Azanaques in the east, which in turn is part of the Bolivian Andean mountain range of the Cordillera Central .

Because of its location on the equator, the climate is typical of the time of day and, because of its altitude, it is semi-arid, cool and dry. The mean average temperature of the region is around 10 ° C (see Oruro climate diagram), the monthly averages fluctuate only slightly between 6 ° C in June / July and just under 14 ° C in November / December. The annual precipitation is only 400 mm, with a clear dry season from May to August with monthly precipitation below 10 mm, and a short humidity period from December to March with 60-85 mm monthly precipitation.

population

The municipality's population has doubled over the past two decades:

  • 1992 : 5,569 inhabitants ( census )
  • 2001 : 7,763 inhabitants (census)
  • 2012 : 10,149 inhabitants (census)

The population density of the municipality at the last census was 3.4 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population is 0 percent. ( 2012 )

The life expectancy of newborns is 60.4 years. ( 2001 )

The literacy rate among those over 19 is 78 percent, 93 percent for men and 64 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 POA-S FPV MSM
3,554   3.132 2,332   1,170 691 313 158
  88.1% 74.5%   50.2% 29.6% 13.4% 6.8%

structure

The municipality of Toledo is divided into the following eleven cantons ( cantones ):

Localities in the municipality of Toledo

  • Toledo Canton

Individual evidence

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

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