Palcapata

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Palcapata
Basic data
Residents (state) 732 pop. (2012 census)
height 3034  m
Post Code 01-0704-0100-9001
Telephone code (+591)
Coordinates 20 ° 38 ′  S , 64 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 20 ° 38 ′  S , 64 ° 52 ′  W
Palcapata (Bolivia)
Palcapata
Palcapata
politics
Department Chuquisaca
province Nor Cinti Province
climate
Culpina climate diagram
Culpina climate diagram

Palcapata (also Palca Pata ) is a town in the Chuquisaca department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .

Location in the vicinity

Palcapata is the fourth largest town in the canton of Villa Charcas in the municipality of Villa Charcas in the province of Nor Cinti . The place is located at an altitude of 3034  m on the right, western bank of the Río Villa Charcas , which belongs to the river system of the Río Pilcomayo via the Río Inca Huasi and the Río Pilaya . One kilometer upstream, the Río Villa Charcas is dammed in a dam by a 250 meter long dam.

geography

Palcapata is located on the northern edge of the mountain region of the Cordillera de Tajsara o Tarachaca in the semi-arid transition area between the semi-humid mountain forests of the eastern mountain ranges of Bolivia and the arid Altiplano .

The annual rainfall varies between 350 and 550 mm and occurs mainly in the months from November to March; the winter months from May to August are largely free of precipitation (see Culpina climate diagram). The monthly average temperatures are between almost 20 ° C in December and 5 to 8 ° C in June / July.

population

The population of Palcapata has increased significantly over the past decade:

year Residents source
1992 no detailed data census
2001 519 census
2012 732 census

Traffic situation

Palcapata is 377 kilometers by road south of Sucre , the capital of the department.

The 898-kilometer Ruta 5 highway runs through Sucre and leads from the Cordillera Oriental across the Altiplano to the Chilean border. From Sucre, the road leads 169 kilometers in a south-westerly direction to Potosí , where it meets the north-south running Ruta 1 . From there it is another 122 kilometers on Ruta 1 to Padcoyo . From there, an unpaved road leads eastwards via Ocurí to Palacio Tambo , and in Ocurí a road branches off in a southerly direction and leads via Malliri and Chiñimayu to Huancarani Alto ; the road climbs on its 45-kilometer route between Chiñimayu and Huancarani Alto to heights of just over 4000 meters. Two kilometers south of Huancarani Alto, a country road branches off to the east and reaches Palcapata after another two kilometers.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
  2. ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
  3. ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012

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