Municipio Tomave

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Municipio Tomave
Ruta 5 in the municipality of Tomave between Potosí and Uyuni
Ruta 5 in the municipality of Tomave
between Potosí and Uyuni
Basic data

Population (state)
- population density 		14,666 inhabitants (2012 census)
2 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 05-1202
Telephone code (+591)
surface 8,242 km²
height 4000  m
Coordinates 20 ° 8 ′  S , 66 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 20 ° 8 ′  S , 66 ° 21 ′  W
Municipio Tomave (Bolivia)
Municipio Tomave
Municipio Tomave
politics

Department Potosí
province Antonio Quijarro Province
Central place Tomave
Location of the Municipio Tomave in the Department of Potosí
Location of the Municipio Tomave
in the Department of Potosí
climate
Climate diagram Potosí
Climate diagram Potosí

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

Location in the vicinity

The Municipio Tomave is one of three Municipios in the Antonio Quijarro Province . It is bordered to the north, west and south by the municipality of Uyuni , to the southeast by the province of Nor Chichas , to the east by the province of José María Linares , and to the northeast by the municipality of Porco and the province of Tomás Frías .

geography

Tomave is located on the Altiplano in central Bolivia on the northeastern edge of the Cordillera de Chichas .

The mean average temperature of the region is around 11 ° C (see Potosí climate diagram), the monthly average temperatures vary between 8 ° C in June / July and a good 13 ° C from November to March. The annual precipitation is only about 350 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation between 0 and 15 mm, and a short humidity period from December to February with monthly precipitation of a good 70 mm.

population

The municipality's population has grown by around 20 percent over the past two decades:

  • 1992 : 11,999 inhabitants ( census )
  • 2001 : 12,764 inhabitants (census)
  • 2010 : 14,666 inhabitants (census)

The population density of the municipality was 1.8 inhabitants / km² at the 2012 census, the proportion of the urban population is 0 percent.

The life expectancy of newborns is 56 years. ( 2001 )

The literacy rate among those over 19 is 71 percent, 89 percent for men and 55 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 AS FCRP MSM MOP
4,949   4.124 2,977   1,241 565 550 395 226
  83.3% 72.2%   41.7% 19.0% 18.5% 13.3% 7.6%

structure

The municipality is divided into the following cantons :

Localities in the municipality of Tomave

  • Canton of Tomave
  • Canton of Opoco
  • Canton of Yura
  • Canton of Tacora

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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