Tupiza
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.JPG) Look at Tupiza |
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 27,302 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 28 | ||
| height | 2965 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0801-0100-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 27 ′ S , 65 ° 43 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Sur Chichas Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Tupiza |
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Tupiza is a medium- sized town in the Potosí Department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Tupiza is the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Tupiza and capital of the province of Sur Chichas . The city is located in the canton of Tupiza at an altitude of 2965 m in the valley of the Río Tupiza , one of the headwaters of the Río Pilcomayo .
geography
Tupiza is located in the southern part of the barren plateau of the Bolivian Altiplano . The climate is cool and dry because of the inland location and is characterized by a typical daytime climate, in which the temperature fluctuations between day and night are usually significantly greater than the seasonal fluctuations.
The annual average temperature is 13 ° C (see climate diagram Tupiza) and fluctuates only slightly between 8 ° C in June / July and 16 ° C from December to February. The annual precipitation is only about 300 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 10 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with 60 to 80 mm monthly precipitation.
Transport network
Tupiza lies at a distance of 261 kilometers by road south of Potosí , capital of the department.
From Tupiza in a northerly direction, the Ruta 14 road leads via Cotagaita and Vitichi to Potosí.
From Tupiza in a southerly direction, the Ruta 14 leads via Yuruma to the city of Villazón 92 kilometers away on the border with Argentina .
The Ruta 21 leads from Tupiza in a north-westerly direction, which leads via Atocha to Uyuni, 197 kilometers away, at the Salar de Uyuni salt lake of the same name .
Tupiza is also connected to the rail network operated by Empresa Ferroviaria Andina . The passenger trains run between Villazón and Oruro via Tupiza.
population
The city's population has doubled in the past three and a half decades, with the main focus of the increase in the 1980s:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1976 | 10 682 | census |
| 1992 | 20 137 | census |
| 2001 | 21 707 | census |
| 2012 | 27 302 | census |
Due to the historically grown population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Tupiza 49.7 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
economy
The region's economy is based on tourism as well as mining.
Tupiza is extremely scenic in the midst of multi-colored mountains (often fin-like structured, red-colored rock columns in narrow canyons), which is why it is nicknamed La Joya Bella de Bolivia ("the beautiful jewel of Bolivia"). In addition, the Great Inca Road Qhapaq Ñan passes Tupiza. Due to the poor accessibility, tourism in the city is still underdeveloped despite its growing importance.
The city is regularly visited by Americans, as the famous US outlaws Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid stayed in this city for a considerable time and in 1908 after a robbery in nearby San Vicente by the Bolivian military and the Arrest were shot.
Web links
- Relief map of the Tarija region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 5.07 MB)
- Municipio Tupiza - General Maps No. 50801
- Sud Chichas - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.09 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )
- Tupiza on Bolivia Web , accessed December 3, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population
- ^ 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 March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was 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 Potosí 2001 (PDF; 5.5 MB)
