San Miguel de Huachi
| San Miguel de Huachi | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 505 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 475 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-1104-0163-5001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 41 ′ S , 67 ° 8 ′ W | ||
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| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | South Yungas Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Covendo |
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San Miguel de Huachi is a town in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
San Miguel de Huachi is the third largest town in the municipality of Palos Blancos in the Sud Yungas province and is located on the right bank of the Río Beni opposite the mouth of the Río Boopi .
geography
San Miguel de Huachi is located in the Bolivian Yungas at an altitude of 475 m east of the Andes -Gebirgskette the Cordillera Real , between the Cordillera de Cocapata and Voranden chain Sierra de Marimonos .
The annual average temperature of the region is around 26 ° C (see Covendo climate diagram), the monthly averages fluctuate only slightly between 24 ° C in June / July and 28 ° C in the summer months from October to March. The annual precipitation is almost 1,600 mm, the monthly precipitation is less than 50 mm in the arid months of June and July and more than 200 mm from December to February.
Transport network
San Miguel de Huachi is located at a distance of 257 kilometers by road northeast of La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz the national road Ruta 3 leads via Coroico and Caranavi in a north-easterly direction to the bridge over the Río Beni, from there 15 kilometers further upstream to Palos Blancos and a further 18 kilometers upstream to San Miguel de Huachi and on via Tucupi to Covendo .
population
The population of the place has decreased by a third in the past decade:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | no detailed data | census |
| 2001 | 719 | census |
| 2012 | 505 | census |
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 of the Palos Blancos region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 8.02 MB)
- Paquia region - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 12.99 MB)
- Municipio Palos Blancos - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.35 MB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Palos Blancos - General Maps No. 21104
- Department of La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )