Totora Municipality
The municipality Totora is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.
Location in near space
The municipality Totora is one of six Municipalities of the province of Carrasco. It is bordered on the northwest by the province Tiraque, on the west by the municipality of Pocona, to the south by the province Campero, on the east by the municipality of Pojo, and to the north by the municipality of Chimoré.
The central location of the municipality is Totora with 1,597 inhabitants in the southern part of the municipality. (2001)
Geography
The municipality Totora lies between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental to the west and the Cordillera Central in the east. The climate is characterized by year-round moderate temperatures and low rainfall (see climate chart ).
The average annual temperature of the region is about 14 ° C, the warmest month is November with an average of 16 ° C, coldest months are June and July with about 11 ° C. The annual rainfall is about 600 mm from May to September, the dry season with rainfall less than 15 mm, wettest months in the long-term average, the months of December to February with 100 to 125 mm.
Population
The population of the municipality of Totora has declined significantly over the past two decades:
The population density of the municipality is 6.8 inhabitants / km ² (2001), the percentage of urban population is 0.0 percent.
The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 58.5 years.
The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 64.5 percent, and that 79.1 percent of men and 49.3 percent for women ( 2001).
Policy
Structure
The municipality Totora is divided into the following four cantons ( cantones ):
- Cantón Arepucho
- Cantón Icuna
- Cantón Tiraque "C"
- Cantón Totora