Soniquera
| Soniquera | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 485 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 4010 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0901-0500-2001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 50 ′ S , 67 ° 20 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Nor Lípez Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Quetena Grande |
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Soniquera (also: Zoniquera ) is a town in the Potosí Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Soniquera is the central place of the canton Soniquera in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Colcha "K" in the province of Nor Lípez . The village is located at an altitude of 4010 m on the left southern bank of the Río Soniquera , which flows here in a westerly direction and flows ten kilometers downstream into the Río Quetena , which flows over the Río Grande de Lípez to the Salar de Uyuni .
geography
Soniquera is located in the southern part of the Bolivian Altiplano on the northwestern edge of the Cordillera de Lípez . The region has a distinct daytime climate, with mean temperatures fluctuating more strongly during the day than during the year.
The annual average temperature of the region is around 6 ° C (see climate diagram Quetena Grande), the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between a good 1 ° C in June / July and just under 9 ° C in December / January. The annual precipitation is very low at 127 mm, from April to October it is less than 5 mm monthly average, only in the southern summer months of January and February there is significant precipitation.
Transport network
Soniquera is located at a distance of 410 kilometers by road southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Potosí, the Ruta 5 trunk road leads 198 kilometers in a south-westerly direction to Uyuni , which is located on the Salar de Uyuni . South of Uyuni, a partially unpaved road continues in a south-westerly direction via San Cristóbal and reaches Alota after 145 kilometers . Two kilometers behind Alota, a road branches off to the north to the provincial capital San Agustín , to the south a road crosses the Río Alota and leads over the village of Villa Mar and a road bridge over the Río Quetena to Soniquera .
population
The population of the village has decreased by around 15 percent in the last two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 558 | census |
| 2001 | 472 | census |
| 2012 | 485 | census |
Due to the historically grown population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Colcha "K" 90 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original of 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 2001 (PDF; 5.5 MB)
Web links
- Municipio Colcha "K" - general maps no.50901
- Municipio Colcha "K" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.99 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )