Municipio Villamontes
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| Population (state) - population density |
39,800 inhabitants (2012 census) 4 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 06-0303 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 10,699 km² | ||
| height | 400 m | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 18 ′ S , 62 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Tarija | ||
| province | Gran Chaco Province | ||
| Central place | Villamontes | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Villamontes |
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The Municipio Villamontes (also: Villa Montes) is a district in the Tarija Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of Villamontes is the eastern of the three municipalities of the Gran Chaco province . It borders on the Chuquisaca Department in the north, the Burnet O'Connor Province in the northwest, the Caraparí municipality in the southwest, the Yacuiba municipality and the Republic of Argentina in the south , and the Republic of Paraguay in the east .
geography
The municipality is traversed by the Río Pilcomayo on the border with the neighboring municipality of Yacuiba . The climate here is very hot with summer temperatures of over 40 ° C, which makes Villamontes the 'hottest place in Bolivia'. ( C. Zehner )
history
In 1860, the Mission de San Francisco Solano was founded in the area of today's Municipio Villamontes as a strategic post with the aim of converting the indigenous people living here to the Christian faith and promoting the settlement of the area. During the Chaco War , Villamontes was the scene of bloody and strategically important battles that made the place famous. In 1937 the Province of Gran Chaco was officially founded together with the city of Villamontes.
population
The population of the municipality of Villamontes has doubled over the past two decades:
- 1992 : 19,568 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 23,765 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 39,800 inhabitants (census)
The population density of the municipality is 3.7 inhabitants / km², the proportion of the urban population is 75.9 percent ( 2012 ). Indígenas of the Weenhayek tribe live in the rural municipal area , 1,756 people in 2001. In addition to the Weenhayek there is an indigenous group of 132 people in the municipality of Villamontes, and there are also Guaraní in Villamontes .
The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 66.5 years ( 2001 ).
The literacy rate among those over 19 is 89%, namely 93% for men and 84% for women ( 2001 ).
economy
A third of the economically active population works in agriculture and livestock farming. In agriculture, maize , soy , melons , peanuts and tomatoes are mainly grown, while livestock farming consists of raising cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses in mainly medium-sized and large farms.
The Villamontes market plays an important role in the local economy. It is of regional importance and creates trade and transport jobs for the local population. In addition, oil companies with jobs in technical areas are located in Villamontes.
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 | RHP | ADC | MAS-IPSP | CC | VIDA | ||
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| 18,897 | 15,681 | 12,886 | 3,373 | 2,757 | 2,649 | 2,328 | 1,779 | ||
| 83.0% | 82.2% | 26.2% | 21.4% | 20.6% | 18.1% | 13.8% |
structure
The municipality has an area of 10,802 km² and is not divided into further cantons - like the neighboring municipalities .
Localities in the municipality of Villamontes
- Villamontes 30,228 pop - Tiguipa 785 pop - Puesto Uno 558 pop - Tarairí 553 pop - Ibibobo 388 pop - Caigua 378 pop - Palmar Grande 256 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 Villamontes - General Maps No. 60303
- Municipio Villamontes - detailed map and population data (PDF; 896 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Tarija - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.05 MB) ( Spanish )
- Carsten Zehner: Decentralization and participatory community development in Bolivia. 2007 (PDF; 8.13 MB)