Pusillani
| Pusillani | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 373 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3706 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-0503-0201-8001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 28 ′ S , 68 ° 43 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Muñecas Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Ayata climate diagram |
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Pusillani is a town in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Pusillani is the central place of the canton Pusillani in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Aucapata in the province of Muñecas . The village of Pusillani is located at an altitude of 3706 m in a side valley of the Río Llica , which flows over the Río Mapiri to the Río Beni .
geography
Pusillani is located east of Lake Titicaca in the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central . The region's climate is typical of the time of day , with temperatures differing more during the day than during the year.
The mean annual temperature of the village is around 9 ° C (see Ayata climate diagram), the monthly values fluctuate between 7 ° C in June / July and just under 11 ° C in November / December. The long-term mean annual precipitation is 800 mm, and while the winter months of June and July are arid with less than 10 mm monthly precipitation, the summer months from December to March reach values of 100 to 140 mm.
Transport network
Pusillani is located at a distance of 282 kilometers by road northwest of La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz the asphalted highway Ruta 2 leads 70 kilometers north to Huarina , from there the Ruta 16 via Achacachi and Puerto Carabuco for a further 95 kilometers on largely unpaved roads to Escoma . From there the Ruta 16 branches off in a north-easterly direction and leads via Mocomoco to Chuma and on via Pusillani to Aucapata .
population
The population of the village has increased by more than a third in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 276 | census |
| 2001 | 371 | census |
| 2012 | 373 | census |
Due to the historical population development, the Quechua population is predominant in the region , in the municipality of Aucapata 87.8 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
tourism
Near Pusillani are the Iskanwaya fields of ruins , which date from the first millennium AD and are attributed to the Mollo culture .
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.
- ↑ INE social data (PDF; 12.2 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Sorata region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 12.81 MB)
- Municipio Aucapata - General Maps No. 20503
- Municipio Aucapata - detailed map and population data (PDF; 319 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )