Sorata
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 View over Sorata |
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 2788 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 152 | ||
| height | 2721 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-0601-0104-6001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 46 ′ S , 68 ° 39 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Larecaja Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Sorata |
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Sorata is a country town in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Sorata is the administrative seat of the province Larecaja and the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Sorata . The city is located at an altitude of 2721 m at the mouth of the Río Challa Suyu in the Río San Cristobál , whose waters flow into the Río Mapiri .
history
The place of colonial origin was a meeting place for gold prospectors, rubber barons and freedom fighters in the 19th century.
geography
Sorata is located in the high mountain range of the Cordillera Real on the western foothills of the Illampú massif.
Due to the subtropical climate with average temperatures between 15 ° C and 20 ° C and an annual rainfall of 650 mm, the area is particularly suitable for agricultural cultivation, on the surrounding steep slopes there is a rich vegetation and green fields.
Transport network
Sorata is located northwest of the Bolivian seat of government La Paz and is about 130 kilometers by road from it.
From La Paz, the asphalt national road Ruta 2 leads 70 kilometers northwest to Huarina , from there the Ruta 16 branches off in a northerly direction , which reaches Achacachi after 23 kilometers . One kilometer after Achacachi, a road branches off to the northeast in the direction of Sorata , which after eight or another six kilometers crosses the villages of Warisata and Walata Grande . The road then leads over a pass height of 4,270 m and overcomes a height difference of 1,500 m over a distance of thirty kilometers to Sorata. After Sorata the road continues to Mapiri in the Yungas on the eastern edge of the Cordillera Central mountain range .
population
The population of the village has increased by more than a third in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,048 | census |
| 2001 | 2 217 | census |
| 2012 | 2,788 | census |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Aymara population, in the municipality of Sorata 92.2 percent of the population speak the Aymara language .
In the past, the population has repeatedly protested against the Bolivian central government through violent resistance. In the summer of 2005, for example, the city was blocked for weeks in protest against the planned privatization of the country's oil reserves.
tourism
Today the small town is the starting point for numerous sporting activities in the region, such as canyoning , mountain biking and sport fishing . But first and foremost, it is considered a climbing and hiking paradise. Paths from pre-Columbian times start from Sorata, such as the Illampú circular route into the mountain range of Illampú and Ancohuma , and the Mapiri path into the subtropical Yungas valleys northeast of La Paz. 10 kilometers from Sorata are the caves of San Pedro with interesting stalagmite and stalactite formations and a cave lake, as well as a considerable bat population.
sons and daughters of the town
- Humberto Viscarra Monje , composer
Web links
- Relief map of the Sorata region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 12.81 MB)
- Municipio Sorata - General Maps No. 20601
- Municipio Sorata - detailed map and population data (PDF: 898 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )
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.
- ↑ INE social data 2001 (PDF; 12.2 MB)
