Palos Blancos (Alto Beni)
| Palos Blancos | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 5478 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 81 | ||
| height | 431 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-1104-0105-3004 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 35 ′ S , 67 ° 15 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | South Yungas Province | ||
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_Klimadiagramm.png) Climate diagram Palos Blancos |
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Palos Blancos is a country town in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Palos Blancos is the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Palos Blancos in the province of Sud Yungas and is located at the union of the Río Boopi and Río Cotacajes to the Río Alto Beni , the upper reaches of the Río Beni .
geography
Palos Blancos is located in the Bolivian Yungas at an average altitude of 450 m east of the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Real .
The mean average temperature of the region is around 28 ° C, the annual precipitation is almost 1600 mm (see climate diagram Palos Blancos). The region has a distinct daytime climate, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only marginally over the course of the year between 25 ° C in June / July and 29 ° C in November / December. The monthly precipitation is below 100 mm from May to September and reaches values of more than 200 mm from December to February.
Transport network
Palos Blancos is located at a distance of 239 kilometers by road northeast of La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz, the Ruta 3 highway leads via Coroico and Caranavi in a north-easterly direction to the bridge over the Río Beni, from there fifteen kilometers further upstream to Palos Blancos . The Ruta 3 reaches the Río Mamoré after 372 kilometers near Trinidad .
population
The population of the place has doubled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 944 | census |
| 2001 | 2 961 | census |
| 2012 | 5,478 | census |
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Relief map of the Palos Blancos region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 8.02 MB)
- Paquia region - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 12.99 MB)
- Municipio Palos Blancos - General Maps No. 21104
- Municipio Palos Blancos - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.35 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )