San Andrés (Tarija)
| San Andrés | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 1593 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 1982 m | ||
| Post Code | 06-0101-0500-6 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 37 ′ S , 64 ° 49 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Tarija | ||
| province | Province of Cercado | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Tarija |
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San Andrés is a town in the Tarija Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
location
San Andrés is the largest town in the canton of Lazareto in the municipality of Tarija in the province of Cercado . The village is located at an altitude of 1982 m between the Río San Andrés north and the Río Pinos (also Río Tolomosa ) south of the municipality, both of which flow into Lake San Jacinto .
geography
San Andrés is conveniently located between the different climate zones of the country, on the edge of the Andes at an altitude of almost 2000 m , so that mostly mild and pleasant weather prevails (see climate diagram Tarija). In the rainy season between December and February (summer months) there are frequent torrential thunderstorms. The rest of the year is extremely low in precipitation.
population
The population of the village has increased in the past decade:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | no detailed data | census |
| 2001 | 1,204 | census |
| 2012 | 1,593 | census |
structure
At the last census in 2012, the village was divided into the following districts:
- 06-0101-0500-6002 Zona Guadalquivir with 205 inhabitants
- 06-0101-0500-6003 Huerta Arriba with 245 inhabitants
- 06-0101-0500-6004 Molino Arriba with 140 inhabitants
- 06-0101-0500-6005 Zona Centro with 357 inhabitants
- 06-0101-0500-6006 Huerta Abajo with 243 inhabitants
- 06-0101-0500-6007 Molino Abajo with 400 inhabitants
- 06-0101-0500-6008 Zona Abajo with 3 residents
Transport network
San Andrés is located sixteen kilometers by road southwest of Tarija , the capital of the department.
Tarija is on the Ruta 1 highway , which crosses the Bolivian highlands from north to south and runs from Desaguadero on the Peruvian border via the metropolises of El Alto , Oruro and Potosí to Bermejo on the Argentine border.
You leave Tarija in a westerly direction via the Puente San Martín, which crosses the Río Nuevo Guadalquivir and is called Av. Héroes de la Independencia between the two districts of San Martín in the north and Senac in the south. On the outskirts, the road turns south-west and leads via Turumayo , Lazareto and Guerra Huayco to San Andrés .
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
- Relief map 6629-III of the Tolomosa region 1: 50,000 (PDF; 1.98 MB)
- Relief map of the Villamontes region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 5.68 MB)
- Municipio Tarija - General Maps No. 60101
- Municipio Tarija - detailed map and population data ( Spanish )
- Departamento Tarija - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.05 MB) ( Spanish )