Yampupata
| Yampupata | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 279 pop. (2001 census) | ||
| height | 3835 m | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 4 ′ S , 69 ° 8 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | La Paz | ||
| province | Manco Kapac Province | ||
Yampupata is a town in the La Paz department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
The village of Yampupata is located in the canton of Zampaya in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Copacabana in the province of Manco Kapac at an altitude of 3835 m on the shores of Lake Titicaca . The town on the northern tip of Yampupata Peninsula is the starting point for tourist trips on the one kilometer northwest location Isla del Sol (dt. Sun Island ), whose archaeological remains closely with the Inca are connected Mythology.
geography
Yampupata lies on the Bolivian Altiplano between the Andes mountain ranges of the Cordillera Occidental in the west and the Cordillera Central in the east.
The mean average temperature of the region is 10 ° C, the annual precipitation is about 600 mm. The region has a distinct daytime climate, the monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly between 8 ° C in July and 11 ° C in December. The monthly precipitation is between less than 10 mm in the months of June and July and around 100 mm from December to February.
Transport network
Yampupata is 164 kilometers by road northwest of La Paz , the capital of the department of the same name.
From La Paz, the paved road Ruta 2 leads in a north-westerly direction via Huarina to San Pablo de Tiquina on Lake Titicaca, where the narrow lake is crossed by boats. After another 40 kilometers, Ruta 2 reaches Copacabana . From here an unpaved road leads for 17 kilometers along the coast in a north-westerly direction to Yampupata .
population
The population of the village was at the 2001 census at 279 inhabitants. Due to the historical population development, the region has a high proportion of Aymara population, in the municipality of Copacabana 94.3% of the population speak the Aymara language .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE)
- ↑ El Alto climate diagram
- ^ INE ( Memento of February 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ INE social data ( Memento from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 12.2 MB)
Web links
- Municipio Copacabana - detailed map and population data (PDF; 331 kB) (Spanish)
- La Paz Department - Social data ( Spanish ) (PDF; 11.63 MB)