Huacareta
| Huacareta | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Full name | San Pablo de Huacareta | ||
| Residents (state) | 1524 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 1121 m | ||
| Post Code | 01-0502-0100-3001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 22 ′ S , 64 ° 0 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Chuquisaca | ||
| province | Hernando Siles Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Camiri |
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Huacareta (full name: San Pablo de Huacareta ) is a town in the Chuquisaca department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
location
Huacareta is the central place of the canton Huacareta in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Huacareta in the province of Hernando Siles . Huacareta is located at an altitude of 1121 m on the left bank of the Río Parapetí and is framed by north-south mountain ranges with lush vegetation.
geography
The city lies on the western edge of the humid, sub-Andean Chaco of Bolivia. In the months of July to September there is a pronounced dry season in the Huacareta area (see Camiri climate diagram), while the months of December and January are characterized by sometimes heavy rains.
Transport network
Huacareta lies at a distance of 395 kilometers by road southeast of Sucre , the capital of the department.
From Sucre, the long unpaved road Ruta 6 leads in a south-easterly direction via the cities of Tarabuco , Zudáñez , Tomina and Padilla to Monteagudo . Coming from Padilla, six kilometers before Monteagudo, a dirt road leads south, crosses the Río Bañado and after 85 kilometers reaches Huacareta .
population
The population of the village has increased by a quarter in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 245 | census |
| 2001 | 1 336 | census |
| 2012 | 1 524 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a significant proportion of Guaraní population, in the Municipio Huacareta 29.1% of the population speak the Guaraní language .
Individual evidence
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992 ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was 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 - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001 ( Memento of the original dated November 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was 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 - 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 Chuquisaca 2001 ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 4.4 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Camiri region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 3.77 MB)
- Municipio Huacareta - General Maps No. 10502
- Municipio Huacareta - detailed map and population data (PDF; 754 kB)
- Departamento Chuquisaca - Social data of the municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 4.21 MB)
- Bolivia: Departure for the Promised Land 12/07