Municipio Toro Toro
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 View over Toro Toro |
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| Population (state) - population density |
10,870 inhabitants (2012 census) 9 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 05-0502 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 1,169 km² | ||
| height | 2700 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18 ° 19 ′ S , 65 ° 38 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Charcas Province | ||
| Central place | Torotoro | ||
 Location of the Municipio Toro Toro in the Department of Potosí |
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 Climate diagram Torotoro |
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The Municipio Toro Toro is a district in the Department of Potosí in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Toro Toro is one of two municipalities in the province of Charcas and borders on the municipality of San Pedro de Buena Vista in the west, the province of Bernardino Bilbao in the northwest , the department of Cochabamba in the north and east and the department of Chuquisaca in the south .
geography
Torotoro lies between the two Andes mountain ranges of the Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental .
The climate is pleasantly balanced due to the altitude, but very dry for large parts of the year. The mean average temperature of the region is around 18 ° C (see Torotoro climate diagram), the monthly mean fluctuates only slightly between 14.5 ° C in July and 20 ° C from November to January. The annual precipitation is about 560 mm, with a clearly pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 25 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with well over 100 mm monthly precipitation.
population
The population of the municipality has increased by about a sixth in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 9,228 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 10,535 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 10,870 inhabitants (census)
The life expectancy of newborns is 52 years, the literacy rate for those over 15 is only 58 percent, and the proportion of the urban population in the municipality is 0 percent. ( 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 | ||
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| 4,270 | 3,461 | 2,493 | 2,493 | ||
| 81.1% | 72.0% | 100.0% |
structure
The Municipio Toro Toro is divided into six cantons :
- 05-0502-01 Canton of Toro Toro - 67 localities - 7,248 inhabitants ( 2012 )
- 05-0502-02 Canton Carasi - 6 localities - 647 inhabitants
- 05-0502-03 Canton of Yambata - 1 village - 74 inhabitants
- 05-0502-04 Canton Añahuani - 11 towns - 1,599 inhabitants
- 05-0502-05 Canton Julo Grande - 6 towns - 751 inhabitants
- 05-0502-06 Canton Tambo Khasa - 11 towns - 551 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Toro Toro
- Toro Toro Canton
- Toro Toro 1304 pop.
- Carasi Canton
- Carasi 436 pop.
- Yambata Canton
- Canton of Julo Grande
- Julo Grande 200 pop.
- Tambo Khasa Canton
- Pirhuata 91 pop.
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 Toro Toro - General Maps No. 50502
- Municipio Toro Toro - detailed map and population data (PDF; 911 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )