Municipio Yocalla
| Municipio Yocalla | |||
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 the village of Cayara in the municipality of Yocalla |
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| Basic data
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| Population (state) - population density |
9436 inhabitants (2012 census) 56 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 05-0103 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 170 km² | ||
| height | 3950 m | ||
| Coordinates | 19 ° 23 ′ S , 65 ° 55 ′ W | ||
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| politics
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| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Tomás Frías Province | ||
| Central place | Yocalla | ||
 Location of the Municipio Yocalla in the Department of Potosí |
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| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Potosí |
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The Municipio Yocalla is a district in the Potosí Department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The Municipio Yocalla is one of four Municipios in the Tomás Frías Province and is located west of the city of Potosí . It borders the Municipio Potosí to the east, the Municipio Tinguipaya to the north, the Municipio Urmiri to the west , and the province of Antonio Quijarro to the south .
geography
The municipality of Yocalla is located on the eastern edge of the Bolivian Altiplano in front of the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central .
The mean annual temperature of the region is around 11 ° C (see Potosí climate diagram), the annual precipitation is around 350 mm. The region has a distinctive daytime climate, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between 8 ° C in June / July and 13 ° C from November to March. The monthly precipitation is between under 10 mm in the months May to September and almost 80 mm in January and February.
population
The population of the Municipio Yocalla has increased by around a quarter in the past two decades:
- 1992 : 7,640 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 8,046 inhabitants (census)
- 2012 : 9,436 inhabitants (census)
The life expectancy of newborns is 62 years, the literacy rate for those over 15 years of age is 77 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 | MSM | MOP | ||
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| 3,693 | 3,269 | 2,242 | 1,498 | 594 | 150 | ||
| 88.5% | 68.6% | 66.8% | 26.5% | 6.7% |
structure
The municipality is divided into the following three cantons :
- 05-0103-01 Canton of Yocalla - 26 localities - 3,122 inhabitants
- 05-0103-02 Canton of Salinas de Yocalla - 10 towns - 1,299 inhabitants
- 05-0103-03 Santa Lucía canton - 43 localities - 5,015 inhabitants
Localities in the municipality of Yocalla
- Yocalla Canton
- Yocalla 578 pop - Totora Pampa 556 pop.
- Santa Lucía Canton
- San Antonio 605 pop - Cayara 575 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 Yocalla - General Maps No. 50103
- Municipio Yocalla - detailed map and population data (PDF; 463 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )