Municipio San Javier (Santa Cruz)
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| Population (state) - population density |
13,620 inhabitants (2012 census) 6 inhabitants / km² |
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| Post Code | 07-1102 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| surface | 2,255 km² | ||
| height | 500 m | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 15 ′ S , 62 ° 34 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Province of Ñuflo de Chavez | ||
| Central place | San Javier | ||
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 Climate diagram Concepción |
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The Municipio San Javier is a district in the Santa Cruz Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The municipality of San Javier is one of the six municipalities in the province of Ñuflo de Chávez . It is bordered by the Municipio Concepción to the north, east and southeast , the Province of Guarayos to the west, the Municipio San Julián to the southwest , and the Municipio San Ramón to the south .
The central place of the district is the small town of San Javier with 7,119 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) in the central part of the municipality.
geography
San Javier is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the Chiquitania region , a landscape between Santa Cruz and the Brazilian border that is still sparsely populated in large areas .
The region's climate is a semi-humid climate of the warm subtropics . The monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly over the course of the year between 21 ° C in the winter months from May to August with strong cold south winds, and up to 26 ° C in the other months. (see climate diagram Concepción)
The annual average rainfall is more than 1000 mm, which falls mainly in the rainy season from November to March, while from May to October there is a distinct dry season .
population
The population of the municipality has almost doubled over the past two decades:
- 1992 : 7,310 inhabitants ( census )
- 2001 : 11,316 inhabitants (census)
- 2010 : 13,620 inhabitants (census)
politics
Results of the elections for the municipal council ( concejales del municipio ) in the regional elections on April 4, 2010:
| electoral legitimate |
electoral participation |
valid votes | OICH | FA | MAS-IPSP | VERDES | UCS | ||
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| 4,756 | 4,387 | 3,750 | 1,193 | 1,022 | 741 | 511 | 283 | ||
| 92.2% | 85.5% | 31.8% | 27.3% | 19.8% | 13.6% | 7.5% |
structure
The municipality of San Javier was divided into the two cantons of San Javier and Santa Rosa de la Mina until the 1990s . The canton of Santa Rosa de la Mina is now an independent district as Municipio San Ramón .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Effect Of Complementary Grazing ( English, PDF; 107 kB )
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 1992
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012
- ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010
Web links
- Municipio San Javier - General Maps No. 71102
- Municipio San Javier - detailed map and population data (PDF; 777 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )