Puerto Villarroel Municipality
The municipality of Puerto Villarroel is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.
Location in near space
The municipality of Puerto Villarroel is one of six Municipalities of the province of Carrasco. It is bordered to the northwest and west by the municipality of Chimoré, to the south by the municipality of Pojo, on the southeast by the municipality of Entre Ríos, and on the east by the department of Santa Cruz.
The central location of the municipality of Puerto Villarroel is 1,778 inhabitants in the north-eastern part of the municipality. (2001)
Geography
The municipality of Puerto Villarroel is located in the Bolivian lowlands on the northern edge of the Cordillera Oriental. The climate is tropical with a pronounced diurnal climate.
The average annual temperature in the long-term average is just under 27 ° C (see climate chart Villa Tunari ), the monthly temperatures range from just over 23 ° C in July and nearly 29 ° C in December and January. The annual precipitation of 2,300 mm has a distinct rainy season from October to April, with monthly rainfall 160-380 mm.
Population
The population of the municipality of Puerto Villarroel have more than doubled in the past two decades:
Due to the historically evolved population development, it presents a significant proportion of indigenous population in the municipality of Puerto Villarroel 82.8 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
The population density of the municipality was 19.9 inhabitants / km ² at the 2001 census, the proportion of the urban population was 16.1%. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 59.7 years.
The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 79.8 %, ie 88.5 % in men and 68.1 % in women ( 2001).
Policy
Structure
The municipality of Puerto Villarroel is divided into the following four cantons ( cantones ):
- Cantón Ivirgarzama
- Cantón Mariposas
- Cantón Puerto Villarroel
- Cantón Valle Ivirza