Yuruma
| Yuruma | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 684 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3235 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-1501-1300-3005 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 42 ′ S , 65 ° 34 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Modesto Omiste Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Tupiza |
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Yuruma is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Yuruma is the central location of the canton of Yuruma in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Villazón in the province of Modesto Omiste . The village is located at an altitude of 3235 m on one of the right tributaries of the Río San Juan del Oro .
geography
Yuruma is located in the southern part of the barren plateau of the Bolivian Altiplano . The climate is cool and dry because of the inland location and is characterized by a typical daytime climate, in which the temperature fluctuations between day and night are usually significantly greater than the seasonal fluctuations.
The annual average temperature is 13 ° C (see climate diagram Tupiza) and fluctuates only slightly between 8 ° C in June / July and 16 ° C from December to February. The annual precipitation is only about 300 mm, with a strongly pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation below 10 mm, and a humidity period from December to February with 60–80 mm monthly precipitation.
Transport network
Yuruma is 312 kilometers by road from Potosí , the capital of the department of the same name, and 65 kilometers from the border with Argentina . Yuruma is a stop on the railway line from Oruro via Uyuni to Villazón .
From Potosí, the Ruta 1 highway, coming from Lake Titicaca , heads south-east and reaches the town of Cuchu Ingenio after 37 kilometers . Here the Ruta 14 branches off , which reaches the town of Tupiza after 224 kilometers via Tumusla , Cotagaita and Hornillos . From there, Ruta 14 continues via Suipacha to Yuruma and ends in Villazón on the Argentine border.
population
The population of the village has almost doubled over the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 368 | census |
| 2001 | 392 | census |
| 2012 | 684 | census |
Due to the historically grown population distribution, the region has a significant proportion of Quechua population, in the Municipio Villazón 37.8 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
Individual evidence
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992 ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was 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 - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001 ( Memento of the original dated December 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 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 Potosí 2001 ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 5.5 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Camargo region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 10.45 MB)
- Municipio Villazón - detailed map and population data (PDF; 628 kB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Villazón - General Maps No. 51501
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities (PDF: 5.23 MB) ( Spanish )