San Pedro de Quemes
| San Pedro de Quemes | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 555 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3685 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0902-0100-1006 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 45 ′ S , 68 ° 3 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Nor Lípez Province | ||
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 Avaroa climate diagram |
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San Pedro de Quemes is a town in the Potosí Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
San Pedro de Quemes is the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) San Pedro de Quemes in the province of Nor Lípez . The village is located at an altitude of 3685 m on the western edge of the Bolivian Altiplano on a southwest branch of the Salar de Uyuni salt lake .
geography
San Pedro de Quemes is located on the Bolivian plateau between the Andes mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera de Lípez in the southeast. The region's climate is typical of the time of day , with the mean temperature fluctuation during the day being more pronounced than during the course of the seasons.
The annual average temperature of the region is almost 8 ° C, the annual precipitation is only 70 mm (see climate diagram Avaroa). The region has a distinctive daytime climate, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only insignificantly between 4 ° C in June / July and 10 ° C from December to February. Significant monthly precipitation of 30 mm per month only falls in the months of January and February, the rest of the year is almost free of precipitation.
According to the climate classification , the climate of San Pedro de Quemes is dry and cold ( BWk ) .
Transport network
San Pedro de Quemes is located at a distance of 390 kilometers by road southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department.
The national highway Ruta 5 leads through San Pedro, which leads from the junction of Ruta 7 at the Cordillera Oriental in a south-westerly direction to the Chilean border. The Ruta 5 passes the cities of Aiquile , Sucre , Betanzos and Potosí. From Potosí, the road continues to the southwest via Ticatica , Pulacayo and Uyuni to San Pedro de Quemes and on to Chile towards Antofagasta .
population
The population of the village has increased by around two thirds in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 351 | census |
| 2001 | 490 | census |
| 2012 | 555 | 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 Cerro Paruma region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 10.44 MB)
- Municipio San Pedro - General Maps No. 50902
- Municipio San Pedro - detailed map and population data (PDF; 981 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )