Chipaya

Chipaya is a village in the department of Oruro in the highlands of South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

Chipaya is the central place of the district ( bolivian: Municipio) Chipaya in the province of Atahuallpa on the Bolivian Altiplano. Chipaya lies at an altitude of 3,675 m above sea level in the estuary of the Río Lauca on the northern edge of the salt lake Salar de Coipasa.

Geography

The climate in the region is semiarid and a typical diurnal climate in which the mean temperature fluctuations during the day be more pronounced than during all seasons.

The annual average temperature is about 7 ° C without significant variations during the year, but with considerable daily fluctuations in temperature and frequent freeze-thaw cycles. The annual rainfall is only 200 mm (see climate chart Sabaya ). From April to November the dry season with monthly values ​​of less than 10 mm of rainfall, the humidity in the summer time is short and the rain not very productive.

The vegetation in the region corresponding to the semi-arid Puna. It is treeless and is composed mainly of thorn bushes, grasses, succulents and cushion plants. It is economically used as a llama, alpaca and sheep pasture.

Traffic network

Chipaya lies at a distance of 202 kilometers of road south-west of Oruro, the capital of the department.

From Oruro from the unpaved highway Ruta 12 via Toledo, Ancaravi and Huachacalla to Esmeralda and on about Sabaya by Pisiga on the Chilean border and Colchane in Chile. Two kilometers south of Esmeralda branches off a dirt road from the south-east of the Route 12 and reached over the village Charcollo after 32 kilometers Chipaya.

Population

The population of Chipaya has risen in the past two decades to nearly double:

The population of the municipality has 1,814 inhabitants Chipaya increased between 2001 and 2010 to 2,849 inhabitants. Predominant vernacular is Chipaya, next to most residents speak Spanish, many as a second or third language and Aymara.