Colcapirhua Municipality
The municipality Colcapirhua is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.
Location in near space
The municipality Colcapirhua is one of five Municipalities of the province Quillacollo. It is bordered to the west by the municipality of Quillacollo, to the south and east by the province of Cercado, and to the north by the municipality of Tiquipaya.
The central location of the municipality is Colcapirhua with 41,637 inhabitants ( 2001 census ) in the western part of the county.
Geography
The municipality Colcapirhua located on the plateau of Cochabamba in the transition zone between the Andes mountain range, the Cordillera Central and the Bolivian lowlands. The region's climate is a subtropical mountain climate, which is characterized more by fluctuations in precipitation than by temperature differences during the year. The annual rainfall is 450 mm (see climate chart Cochabamba ) and has a distinct dry season from April to October. The annual average temperature is about 18 ° C, the monthly average values fluctuate 15 to 20 ° C (see climate chart Cochabamba ), the daytime highs in all seasons 25 to 30 ° C
Population
The population of the municipality Colcapirhua has risen in the past two decades to more than three times:
The population density of the municipality at the last census of 2001 was 1,657 inhabitants / km ², the proportion of the urban population was 99.2 percent, the life expectancy of newborns was 66.2 years.
The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 92.5 percent, and 97.8 percent, although in men and 87.8 percent for women ( 2001).
Policy
Structure
The municipality Colcapirhua is divided into the following two cantons ( cantones ):
- Cantón Colcapirhua - 41,637 inhabitants ( 2001)
- Cantón Santa Rosa - 343 inhabitants