Pojo (Cochabamba)

Pojo is a town in the Cochabamba Department in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

Pojo is the central place of the Canton Pojo and administrative seat of the district ( bolivian: Municipio) Pojo in the province of Carrasco. The village lies at an altitude of 1982 m on the left bank of the Río Pojo, which flows into the Río Mizque in the further course.

Geography

Pojo is located on the southeastern edge of the mountain range of the Cordillera Oriental, which forms the transition from the Bolivian lowlands to the high mountain ranges of the Andes. The climate is mild temperate climate and a typical time of day in which the temperature differences between day and night are more pronounced than between seasons.

The average annual temperature is 20 ° C and varies only slightly between 17 ° C in July and nearly 22 ° C in November and December. The annual precipitation of 640 mm has a sufficient amount for agriculture and reaches in the summer months from December to February month values ​​between 100 and 125 mm; the dry season, with values ​​significantly lower than 40 mm from April to October, however, is relatively long.

Traffic network

Pojo is located at a distance of 200 kilometers of road southeast of Cochabamba, the capital of the department.

From Cochabamba from the paved highway Ruta 7 leads in west- south-westerly direction over Tolata and Epizana by Pojo, from there via Comarapa, Mairana and La Angostura to La Paz

Population

The population of the town has risen in the past two decades to approximately twice:

Due to the historically developed population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population in the municipality of Morochata 96.9 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.