Tumichucua
| Tumichucua | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 426 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 139 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0201-0172-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 11 ° 9 ′ S , 66 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Province of Vaca Díez | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Riberalta |
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Tumichucua is a town in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Tumichucua is the fourth largest town in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) of Riberalta in the province of Vaca Díez after the city of Riberalta . The village is located at an altitude of 139 m on Lake Tumichucua , a 4400 meter long and up to 1400 meter long lake in a loop of the Río Beni .
geography
Tumichucua is located in the Bolivian part of the Amazon basin in the northeast corner of the country on the border with Brazil.
The average annual temperature in the region is 26 ° C and fluctuates only slightly between 25 ° C in May and 27–28 ° C from December to February (see climate diagram Riberalta). The annual precipitation is about 1,300 mm, with a pronounced dry season from June to August with monthly precipitation below 20 mm, and a humidity period from December to January with monthly precipitation of more than 200 mm.
population
The population of the village has almost doubled over the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 220 | census |
| 2001 | 554 | census |
| 2012 | 426 | census |
Transport network
Tumichucua is 729 kilometers by road north of Trinidad , the capital of the Beni department.
From Trinidad, the Ruta 9 highway runs for 619 kilometers to Guayaramerín on the border with Brazil on the left bank of the Río Mamoré . Here it meets Ruta 8 , which leads in a south-westerly direction to the city of Riberalta , 86 kilometers away . Continuing along the route of Ruta 8 , a road branches off to the northwest after 21 kilometers, which ends in Tumichucua after a further three kilometers .
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
- Tumichucua, un paraíso en Riberalta In: La Prensa, May 25, 2012 ( Spanish )
- Puerto Gonzalo Moreno region - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 10.80 MB)
- Municipio Riberalta - General Maps No. 80201
- Municipio Riberalta - detailed map and population data (PDF; 2.12 MB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Beni - Social data of the provinces and municipalities (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )