Sacabamba Municipality

The municipality Sacabamba is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

The municipality Sacabamba is one of four Municipalities of the province of Esteban Arce. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Cercado, on the west by the province Capinota, to the south by the municipality of Tarata, on the east by the province of Germán Jordán, and in the north east of the province of Chapare.

The central location of the municipality is Sacabamba with 636 inhabitants in the southern part of the municipality. (2001)

Geography

The municipality Sacabamba lies between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Central. The climate is characterized by a typical diurnal climate, in which the temperature fluctuations between day and night is greater than between seasons. The average annual temperature of the region is about 12 ° C (see climate chart ), the monthly average values ​​of between 8.5 ° C in June / July and 14 ° C in November / December fluctuate. The annual rainfall is 500 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October, monthly values ​​below 20 mm, and a brief humidity period from January to February, 100 to 125 mm per month.

Population

The population of the municipality Sacabamba has risen in the past two decades by about 40 percent:

Due to the historically evolved population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population in the municipality of Sacabamba 98.7 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.

The population density of the municipality was 25.1 inhabitants / km ² at the 2001 census, the proportion of urban population is 0.0 percent. The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 53.5 years.

The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 66.3 percent, and 81.6 percent, although in men and 52.9 percent for women ( 2001).

Policy

Structure

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

  • Cantón Apillapa
  • Cantón Challaque
  • Cantón Matarani
  • Cantón Quekoma
  • Cantón Sacabamba
Departamento Cochabamba Department Municipios of Bolivia Departments of Bolivia Cercado Province (Cochabamba) Capinota Province Tarata Municipality Chapare Province Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia) Cordillera Central (Bolivia) Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples National Unity Front Cantons of Bolivia
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