Huacaraje Municipality

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

Location in near space

The municipality Huacaraje is one of three Municipalities of the province Iténez and is located in the southwestern part of the province. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Magdalena, on the west by the province Mamoré, to the south by the province of Cercado, and on the east by the municipality of Baures.

The central location of the municipality is the city Huacaraje country with 1,911 inhabitants ( 2001 census ) in the northeastern part of the municipality.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Bolivian lowlands Huacaraje almost one hundred kilometers south-west of the border with Brazil. The climate in the area Huacaraje is characterized by a typical for the tropics balanced temperature curve with only minor fluctuations.

The annual mean temperature is close to 27 ° C, 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 Huacaraje has increased by about 15 percent over the past two decades:

The population density of the municipality at the last census in 2001 was 0.7 inhabitants / km ², the proportion of the urban population was 0 percent. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 66.7 years.

The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 90.7 percent, and 93.7 percent, although in men and 86.6 percent for women ( 2001).

Policy

Structure

The municipality is divided into two cantons ( cantones ):

• Cantón Huacaraje - 2,521 inhabitants ( 2001)
• Cantón El Carmen - 1,185 inhabitants ( 2001)