Yapacaní
| Yapacaní | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 30,952 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 24 | ||
| height | 296 m | ||
| Post Code | 07-0403-0106-2001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 17 ° 24 ′ S , 63 ° 53 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Ichilo Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Santa Fe de Yapacaní |
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Yapacaní (formerly: Villa Germán Busch ) is a medium- sized town in the Santa Cruz department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Yapacaní is the largest city in the Ichilo province and a central place in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Yapacaní . The city is located at an altitude of 296 m on the left bank of the Río Yapacaní at the mouth of the Río Surutú .
geography
Yapacani lies to the east of the Bolivian Cordillera Oriental on the edge of the Bolivian lowlands.
The annual average temperature of the region is around 24 ° C (see climate diagram Santa Fe de Yapacaní) and fluctuates only marginally between almost 21 ° C in June and July and a good 26 ° C from November to January. The annual precipitation is about 1800 mm, with monthly precipitation between 60 mm in July and average maximum values of 200 to 300 mm in the summer months from December to February.
history
The city of Yapacaní was only founded on August 23, 1953 and has seen a rapid population increase since then, mainly due to immigration from the western regions of Bolivia. Before the city was founded, there was a military post at this point.
politics
In January 2012, bloody clashes broke out in Yapacaní between opponents and supporters of Mayor David Carvajal of the ruling MAS ("Movement towards Socialism"), accused of corruption and mismanagement. Supporters of the "Association of Intercultural Communities" and the social democratic opposition party MSM ("Movement Without Fear") stormed the town hall in November 2011, whereupon Carvajal defenders destroyed a radio station and the TV station "Station 8" for "anti-mayor incitement". As Remberto Alejandro from the "Committee for the Defense of Yapacanís" said at the time, the opposition was blocking "all attempts by the mayor to government." Nevertheless, Carvajal was suspended from office, but shortly thereafter rehabilitated on all points by a court. When hundreds took to the streets against the planned reinstatement of the mayor and the police station and government offices went up in flames, Carvajal fled to Santa Cruz , the capital of the department. After his waiver, the National Electoral Court for Yapacaní called new elections. When the 600 or so police officers who were called in to calm the situation were ordered to retreat, they were attacked with firearms as they moved out, two residents died from the use of hunting rifles, and several police officers were injured, some seriously.
Transport network
Yapacaní is located 127 kilometers by road northwest of Santa Cruz , the capital of the department.
Yapacaní is on the 1,657-kilometer Ruta 4 highway , which crosses the entire country from Tambo Quemado on the Chilean border in a west-east direction and leads to Puerto Suárez on the Brazilian border. It leads via Cochabamba and Villa Tunari to Yapacani and on via Santa Cruz and Roboré to Puerto Suárez. The road is completely paved from the Chilean border to Pailón, only further on is it unpaved.
population
The population of the village has more than tripled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8 585 | census |
| 2001 | 14 589 | census |
| 2012 | 30 952 | census |
Due to immigration, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the Municipio Yapacaní 50.4 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bolivia Website ( Memento of July 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Riot in Yapacaní In: Junge Welt January 16, 2012
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992 ( Memento from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001 ( Memento of February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ INE social data 2001 ( Memento from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 5.2 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Santa Cruz region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 7.88 MB)
- Municipio Yapacaní - General Maps No. 70403
- Municipio Yapacaní - detailed map and population data (PDF 2.04 MB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Yapacaní - Information from the Santa Cruz Departmental Government ( Spanish )
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )