Vila Vila (Mizque)
| Vila Vila | |||
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 Vila Vila train station |
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 650 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 2534 m | ||
| Post Code | 03-1302-0101-0001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 59 ′ S , 65 ° 38 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Cochabamba | ||
| province | Mizque Province | ||
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 Climate diagram Mizque |
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Vila Vila is a town in the Cochabamba department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
location
Vila Vila is the central location of the Municipio Vila Vila in the Mizque Province . The village is located at an altitude of 2534 m on the right bank of the Río Wila Wila , a tributary of the Río Mizque .
geography
Vila Vila lies between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Central . The climate is characterized by year-round spring-like temperatures and low rainfall.
The annual average temperature of the region is around 20 ° C (see climate diagram) and an annual precipitation of 550 mm. The warmest month is November with an average temperature of a good 22 ° C, the coldest months are June and July with around 17 ° C. From April to October the dry season prevails with precipitation below 25 mm, the wettest months in the long-term average are the months December to February with more than 100 mm.
Transport network
Vila Vila is located 109 kilometers by road southeast of Cochabamba , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Cochabamba the paved road Ruta 7 leads in a south-easterly direction 33 kilometers to Tolata , from there a dirt road over twelve kilometers further south via Cliza to Toco . From there the road continues for 64 kilometers to the southeast via Matarani and Sacabamba to Vila Vila .
population
The population of the village has almost tripled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 243 | census |
| 2001 | 426 | census |
| 2012 | 650 | census |
Due to the historically grown population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Vila Vila 99.1 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
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 Cochabamba 2001 (PDF; 8.0 MB)
Web links
- Municipio Vila Vila - detailed map and population data (PDF; 481 kB) (Spanish)
- Department of Cochabamba - Social data ( Spanish ) (PDF; 7.58 MB)