Tolata
| Tolata | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 3368 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 131 | ||
| height | 2711 m | ||
| Post Code | 03-0803-0101-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 32 ′ S , 65 ° 58 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Cochabamba | ||
| province | Germán Jordán Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Cochabamba |
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Tolata is a small town in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Tolata is the central place of the district (Bolivian: Municipio ) Tolata in the province of Germán Jordán on the 490 km² fertile plateau of the Valle Alto . The village is located at an altitude of 2711 m , 14 km east of the dam of the Laguna La Angostura , the largest reservoir in Bolivia. Right on the outskirts of Tolata, the foothills of the Cordillera from Cochabamba rise up to 3,600 m.
geography
Tolata lies in the transition area between the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Central and the Bolivian lowlands. The mean average temperature of the region is around 18 ° C (see climate diagram Cochabamba) and fluctuates only slightly between 14 ° C in June / July and 20 ° C in October / November. The annual precipitation is only around 450 mm, with a pronounced dry season from May to September with monthly precipitation below 10 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with 90 to 120 mm monthly precipitation.
traffic
Tolata is located at a distance of 33 kilometers by road southeast of Cochabamba , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Cochabamba, the paved highway Ruta 7 leads in a south-easterly direction beyond Tolata, crosses the Cordillera Oriental and ends in the lowlands near the metropolis of Santa Cruz .
population
The population of the village has more than doubled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,370 | census |
| 2001 | 2 207 | census |
| 2012 | 3 368 | 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
- Municipio Tolata - General Maps No. 30803
- Municipio Tolata - detailed map and population data (PDF; 204 kB; Spanish )
- Departamento Cochabamba - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 7.58 MB; Spanish )