Río Grande (Potosí)
| Rio Grande | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 861 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3669 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0901-0503-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 49 ′ S , 67 ° 18 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Nor Lípez Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Uyuni |
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Río Grande is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Río Grande is the central place of the canton of Río Grande and is located in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Colcha "K" in the province of Nor Lípez at an altitude of 3669 m , fifteen kilometers south of the Salar de Uyuni salt lake .
geography
Río Grande is located on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Andean mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera de Lípez in the southeast. The climate of the region is semi-arid and a typical time of day climate , in which the fluctuation of mean temperatures during the day is more pronounced than during the course of the seasons.
The annual average temperature of the region is around 9 ° C, the annual precipitation is almost 150 mm (see climate diagram Uyuni). The monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between 5 ° C in June / July and a good 11 ° C from November to March. Significant monthly precipitation of 20 to 45 mm is only recorded in the months of December to March, the rest of the year is almost free of precipitation.
According to the climate classification , the climate of Río Grande is dry and cold ( BWk ) .
Transport network
Río Grande is located 295 kilometers by road southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Potosí the paved highway Ruta 5 leads in a south-westerly direction 198 kilometers to Uyuni , from there the partially unpaved Ruta 701 continues to the south-west and after 61 kilometers reaches the bridge over the Río Grande de Lípez . Behind the bridge, a country road branches off in a north-westerly direction and after 36 kilometers reaches the town of Río Grande , which runs on the railway line from Uyuni to Avaroa on the Chilean border and on to Antofagasta . From Río Grande, the road continues to Julaca and Calcha "K" .
population
The population of the village has almost doubled over the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 438 | census |
| 2001 | 511 | census |
| 2012 | 861 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a certain percentage of Quechua population, in the municipality of Colcha "K" 87.3 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original of 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 Potosí 2001 (PDF; 5.5 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Uyuni region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 11.19 MB)
- Municipio Colcha "K" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.99 MB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Colcha "K" - general maps no. 50901
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 5.23 MB)