Quenallata
| Quenallata | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 142 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 1033 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-1401-0103-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 6 ′ S , 67 ° 43 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Nor Yungas Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Choro |
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Quenallata is a town in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Quenallata is a village in the canton of Coroico in the municipality of Coroico in the province of Nor Yungas . The municipality is located at an altitude of 1033 m on the right, eastern bank of the Río Coroico , which flows downstream into the Río Kaka , a tributary of the Río Beni .
geography
Quenallata located on the eastern edge of the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Yungas , a transition region between the Andean highlands ( altiplano ) and the tropical lowlands of the Amazon - rainforest . The climate is a typical time of day climate in which the mean temperature fluctuations during the day are more pronounced than during the year.
The annual average temperature of the village is around 22 ° C (see climate diagram Choro), the monthly average values fluctuate between 19 ° C in June / July and 23 ° C from October to March. The average daily maximum temperatures are between 26 ° C and 30 ° C all year round, the nocturnal minimum temperatures are a long-term average of 11–12 ° C in June / July and 18 ° C in December and January. The average annual precipitation is 1300 mm, with a short dry season with monthly values of around 20 mm in June / July and monthly highs of around 200 mm from December to February.
Transport network
Quenallata is 109 kilometers by road northeast of La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz the asphalt national road Ruta 3 leads via Cotapata past Coroico to Quenallata ; from there the Ruta 3 continues in a northeasterly direction via Caranavi , Yucumo and San Ignacio de Moxos to Trinidad on the Río Mamoré .
population
The population of the village has increased significantly in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | no detailed data | census |
| 2001 | 71 | census |
| 2012 | 142 | census |
Due to the historical population development in the Municipio Coroico, the Aymara population is predominant, 62.1 percent of the population speak Aymara .
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 2001 (PDF; 12.2 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the La Paz region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 11.07 MB)
- Municipio Coroico - detailed map and population data (PDF; 571 kB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Coroico - General Maps No. 21401
- Department of La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )