Walata Grande
| Walata Grande | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 533 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 4074 m | ||
| Post Code | 02-0201-1002-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 15 ° 56 ′ S , 68 ° 39 ′ W | ||
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| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Omasuyos Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Achacachi |
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Walata Grande is a town in the La Paz department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Walata Grande is the fourth largest town in the canton of Warisata in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Achacachi in the province of Omasuyos . The village is located at an altitude of 4074 m on the southern edge of the Cordillera Muñecas , only seven kilometers as the crow flies from the " Gulf of Achacachi " in the southeastern part of Lake Titicaca .
geography
Walata Grande is located on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Andes mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera Central in the east. The climate of the region is derived from the altitude on the Altiplano and the proximity to the large water surface of Lake Titicaca, which mitigates the temperature fluctuations.
The annual average temperature is 11 ° C (see Achacachi climate diagram), with the monthly average in the coldest month (July) at 8 ° C only slightly deviating from the warmest months (November to March) at 12 ° C. The climate is arid from June to August with only sporadic rainfall and humid in the summer months, especially from December to March, with monthly rainfall of more than 100 mm. The annual precipitation is around 600 mm.
Transport network
Walata Grande is 108 kilometers northwest of La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz, the asphalt road Ruta 2 leads 70 kilometers northwest to Huarina , from there the Ruta 16 branches off in a northerly direction , which reaches Achacachi after 23 kilometers . Directly behind Achacachi, a road branches off to the northeast towards Sorata , which reaches Warisata after eight kilometers and Walata Grande after another six kilometers .
population
The population of the village has decreased slightly in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 574 | census |
| 2001 | 511 | census |
| 2012 | 533 | census |
Due to the historical population development, the region has a high proportion of Aymara population, in the municipality of Achacachi 94.1 percent of the population speak the Aymara 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. Retrieved February 6, 2016
- ↑ INE social data (PDF file; 11.63 MB)
Web links
- Municipio Achacachi - General Maps No. 20201
- Municipio Achacachi - detailed map and population data (PDF; 671 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento La Paz - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 11.63 MB) ( Spanish )