Municipio Tupiza
| Municipio Tupiza | |||
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.JPG) View of the city of Tupiza |
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| Basic data
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| Population (state) - population density |
44,653 inhabitants (2012 census) 7 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 05-0801 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 6,091 km² | ||
| height | 3300 m | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 27 ′ S , 65 ° 52 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Sur Chichas Province | ||
| Central place | Tupiza | ||
 Location of the Municipio Tupiza in the Department of Potosí |
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 Climate diagram Tupiza |
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The Municipio Tupiza is a district in the Department of Potosí in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality Tupiza is one of two municipalities in the province of Sur Chichas . It borders in the north on the province of Nor Chichas , in the west on the municipality Atocha and the province Nor Lípez , in the southwest on the province Sur Lípez , in the south on the Republic of Argentina and the province Modesto Omiste , in the southeast on the department Tarija , and to the east to the Chuquisaca department .
It extends for 130 kilometers in an east-west direction and 100 kilometers in a north-south direction. The main town of the municipality is the city of Tupiza in the center of the municipality.
geography
The municipality of Tupiza is located in the southern part of the barren plateau of the Bolivian Altiplano . The region's climate is cool and dry because of its inland location and is characterized by a typical daytime climate, in which the temperature fluctuations between day and night are usually significantly greater than the seasonal fluctuations (see Tupiza climate diagram).
The annual average temperature is 13 ° C and fluctuates only slightly between 8 ° C in June / July and 16 ° C from December to February. The annual precipitation is only about 300 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 10 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with 60 to 80 mm monthly precipitation.
population
The population has increased by around a tenth over the past two decades:
- 1992 : 40,092 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 38,337 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 44,653 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality at the 2012 census was 7.3 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population was 61 percent, the proportion of the population under 15-year-olds is 44.5 percent.
The literacy rate for those over 19 is 77 percent, 93 percent for men and 65 percent for women. The most important idiom with a share of 96 percent is Spanish , 56 percent of the population speak Quechua . 88 percent of the population are Catholic, 8 percent Protestant.
The life expectancy of newborns is 65 years. 47 percent of the population have no access to electricity, 69 percent live without sanitary facilities.
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 | PNP | MAS-IPSP | MOP | MSM | AS | FPV | ||
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| 22,251 | 18,055 | 12,655 | 5,496 | 4,602 | 1,241 | 725 | 376 | 215 | ||
| 81.1% | 70.1% | 43.4% | 36.4% | 9.8% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 1.7% |
structure
The municipality is divided into the following cantons ( cantones ):
- 05-0801-01 Canton Tupiza - 91 localities - 35,374 inhabitants (including the localities Tupiza and Esmoraca )
- 05-0801-02 Canton of Suipacha - 31 localities - 3,570 inhabitants (including the localities of Suipacha and Chuquiago )
- 05-0801-03 canton Esmoraca - 5 localities - 461 inhabitants
- 05-0801-04 Canton Talina - 6 villages - 220 inhabitants
- 05-0801-06 Canton Chillco - 23 localities - 951 inhabitants (including the village of Chillco )
- 05-0801-07 Canton of Oro Ingenio - 2 villages - 262 inhabitants
- 05-0801-09 Canton Oploca - 10 towns - 1,390 inhabitants (including the town of Oploca )
- 05-0801-10 Canton Villa Pacheco - 13 localities - 724 inhabitants (including the village of Villa Pacheco )
- 05-0801-11 Canton Quiriza - 8 localities - 1,625 inhabitants
- 05-0801-12 Canton Peña Blanca del Carmen - 1 village - 76 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Tupiza
- Tupiza Canton
- Canton of Suipacha
- Chuquiago Pop 880 - Santa Rosa Pop 560 - Suipacha Pop 225
- Esmoraca Canton
- San Miguel 237 pop.
- Canton of Talina
- Talina 119 pop.
- Canton of Oro Ingenio
- Oro Ingenio 166 pop.
- Canton of Oploca
- Oploca 640 pop.
- Canton of Villa Pacheco
- Villa Pacheco 141 pop.
- Canton of Quiriza
- Thola Mayo pop 498 - Quiriza pop 271.
- Canton of Peña Blanca del Carmen
- Peña Blanca del Carmen 76 pop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (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 Tupiza - General Maps No. 50801
- Sud Chichas - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.09 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )