Puerto Siles
| Puerto Siles | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 225 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 138 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0703-0100-4001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 12 ° 48 ′ S , 65 ° 0 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Province of Mamoré | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram San Joaquín |
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Puerto Siles is a town in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Puerto Siles is the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Puerto Siles in the province of Mamoré and is located at an altitude of 138 m at the mouth of the Río Matucaré on the right, eastern bank of the Río Mamoré , which is 436 kilometers downstream with the Río Beni united to the Rio Madeira . A few kilometers west of the village on the opposite side of the river is the Laguna Las Habras , a natural lake ten kilometers long and eight kilometers wide.
geography
Puerto Siles is located in the Moxos plain , with over 100,000 km² one of the largest wetlands on earth. The predominant form of vegetation in the Puerto Siles region is that of the tropical savannah .
The temperature fluctuations are low, both during the day and during the year, the annual average temperature is over 26 ° C, the monthly average temperatures are between 24 and 29 ° C (see climate diagram San Joaquín). The annual precipitation of around 1500 mm is similar to the precipitation in large parts of the Alpine region at twice the annual precipitation averaged over the area of Central Europe. Only the months of June to August are characterized by a dry season , in which the low rainfall evaporates quickly.
Transport network
Puerto Siles is located 297 kilometers by road north of Trinidad , the capital of the department of the same name.
The 1,631 kilometer long highway Ruta 9 runs through Trinidad, which leads from Yacuiba on the Argentine border in the south to Guayaramerín on the Brazilian border in the north-east of the republic. The Ruta 9 leads from Yacuiba via Villamontes and Santa Cruz to Trinidad and on via San Ramón and San Joaquín to Puerto Siles . 35 kilometers from Puerto Siles near La Moroña , an 85-kilometer branch of Ruta 9 leads north-east to Puerto Ustarez on the Brazilian border. At Puerto Siles, Ruta 9 crosses the Río Mamoré and continues via Paraíso and Las Abras to Guayaramerín.
population
The population of the village has decreased by about a quarter in the last two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 300 | census |
| 2001 | 279 | census |
| 2012 | 225 | census |
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 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.
Web links
- Matucara region - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 10.82 MB)
- Tupinamba region - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 7.05 MB)
- Relief map of the Puerto Vigo region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 8.0 MB)
- Municipio Puerto Siles - General Maps No. 80703
- Municipio Puerto Siles - detailed map and population data (PDF; 513 kB) (Spanish)
- Departamento Beni - social data of the municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 3.82 MB)