Padilla (Bolivia)
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 View of Padilla |
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 3314 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 133 | ||
| height | 2086 m | ||
| Post Code | 01-0401-0103-4001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 19 ° 18 ′ S , 64 ° 18 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Chuquisaca | ||
| province | Tomina Province | ||
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 Climate diagram Padilla |
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Padilla is a country town in the Chuquisaca department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia . The city's original name was San Miguel de La Laguna , later it was renamed San Juan de Rodas and then La Laguna .
Location in the vicinity
Padilla is the seat of the administration of the Tomina province and the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Padilla . The city lies at an altitude of 2086 m in one of the side valleys on the eastern slope of the Bolivian Cordillera Central .
geography
Padilla lies in the transition area between the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central and the Bolivian lowlands.
The mean average temperature of the region is around 18 ° C (see Padilla climate diagram) and fluctuates only slightly between 14.5 ° C in June and July and just under 20 ° C from November to January. The annual precipitation is around 650 mm, with a pronounced dry season from May to August with monthly precipitation below 10 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with 110 to 120 mm monthly precipitation.
Transport network
Padilla is located at a distance of 187 kilometers by road east of the departmental capital Sucre .
The city is located on the 976 kilometer long highway Ruta 6 , which connects Sucre with the Bolivian lowlands and the local metropolis Santa Cruz . The road to Sucre is unpaved for the 120 kilometers from Padilla to Tarabuco and only then has an asphalt surface.
population
The town's population has almost doubled over the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2 244 | census |
| 2001 | 2,714 | census |
| 2012 | 3 314 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a significant proportion of Quechua population, in the Municipio Padilla 20.3 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Josep M. Barnadas (Ed.): Diccionario histórico de Bolivia . Grupo de Estudios Históricos, Sucre 2002.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 ( Memento of the original from 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.
- ↑ INE social data 2001 (PDF file; 4.22 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Charagua region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 6.23 MB)
- Municipio Padilla - General Maps No. 10401
- Municipio Padilla - detailed map and population data (PDF; 655 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Chuquisaca - Social data of the municipalities (PDF 4.21 MB) ( Spanish )