Baures Municipality

The municipality Baures is a district in the department of Beni in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

The municipality Baures is one of three Municipalities of the province Iténez and is located in the southeastern part of the province. It is bordered on the northwest by the municipality of Magdalena, on the west by the municipality of Huacaraje, on the southwest by the province of Cercado, on the southeast by the Department of Santa Cruz, and in the north east of the Republic of Brazil.

The largest town and a central location in the municipality is the city Baures country with 2,422 inhabitants ( 2001 census ) entirely on the western border of the district.

Geography

The municipality is located in the lowlands Baures on the Bolivian eastern border with Brazil. The climate in the region is characterized by a typical for the tropics balanced temperature curve with only minor fluctuations.

The annual mean temperature is close to 27 ° C (see climate chart Magdalena ), the monthly values ​​vary between 25 ° C in June / July and 28 ° C in the month of October. The annual rainfall is over 1,400 mm, with a clear moisture from November to March and a dry season during the months of June to August.

Population

The population of the municipality Baures has not changed significantly in the past two decades:

The population density of the municipality at the last census in 2001 was 0.2 inhabitants / km ², the proportion of the urban population was 46.0 percent, the life expectancy of newborns was 67.1 years.

The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 89.8 percent, and 93.1 percent, although in men and 85.7 percent for women ( 2001).

Policy

Structure

The municipality is divided into the following two cantons ( cantones ):

• Cantón Baures - 3,994 inhabitants ( 2001)
• Cantón Mategua - 1,270 inhabitants ( 2001)