Villa Candelaria
| Villa Candelaria | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 125 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3724 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-0901-0100-5005 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 40 ′ S , 67 ° 37 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Nor Lípez Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Colcha "K" |
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Villa Candelaria (also: Bella Vista Candelaria ) is a village in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Villa Candelaria is the third largest town in the canton Colcha "K" in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Colcha "K" in the province of Nor Lípez . The place is located at the exit of a narrow river valley at an altitude of 3724 m on the south bank of the salt lake Salar de Uyuni .
geography
Villa Candelaria is located on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera de Lípez in the southeast. The region's climate is typical of the time of day , in which the mean temperature fluctuations during the day are more pronounced than during the seasons.
Significant precipitation falls only in the months of January to March (see climate diagram Colcha "K"), the remaining nine months of the year are arid , the total precipitation in the region does not reach 100 mm per year. The annual average temperature is just under 7 ° C, the monthly values fluctuate only insignificantly between 2 ° C in June / July and 9 ° C from November to March, although nocturnal frosts are possible throughout the year.
Transport network
Colcha "K" is located at a distance of 356 kilometers by road southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name.
From Potosí the asphalted highway Ruta 5 leads in a south-westerly direction 198 kilometers to Uyuni , from there further to the south-west and after 61 kilometers it reaches the bridge over the Río Grande de Lípez . Behind the bridge, Ruta 5 branches off in a north-westerly direction and after 36 kilometers reaches the village of Río Grande on the railway line from Uyuni to Avaroa on the Chilean border and on to Antofagasta . The road follows the railway line in a south-westerly direction and after another 30 kilometers reaches Julaca . Directly behind Julaca, an unpaved salt track branches off in a north-westerly direction and continues for another 19 kilometers via Mañica to Colcha "K" and on via Villa Candelaria to Chuvica .
population
The population of the place has decreased significantly in the last two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 199 | census |
| 2001 | 145 | census |
| 2012 | 125 |
Due to the historical population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the municipality of Colcha "K" 90 percent of the inhabitants speak the Quechua language ( 2001 ).
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2012 ( Memento of the original of 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 La Paz 2001 (PDF; 5.5 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Cerro Paruma region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 10.4 MB)
- Municipio Colcha "K" - general maps no.50901
- Municipio Colcha "K" - detailed map and population data (PDF; 3 MB) ( Spanish )
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 5.2 MB) ( Spanish )