Shinahota Municipality

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

Location in near space

The municipality Shinahota is one of two Municipalities of the province Tiraque. It is bordered to the west by the province of Chapare, to the southwest by the municipality of Tiraque, and on the east by the province of Carrasco. By 4 July 2009, the municipality was Shinahota as Cantón Central Busch part of the municipality of Tiraque until it was declared independent in 2009.

The central location of the municipality is the town with 4,291 inhabitants Shinahota ( 2001 census ) on the northeast edge of the district.

Geography

The municipality Shinahota lies on the eastern edge of the Cordillera Oriental, extending from the eastern edge of the Bolivian Altiplano to the Bolivian lowlands to the east. The climate on the northeast edge of the Municipalities 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 Shinahota has increased over the past two decades:

The proportion of the urban population for the municipality Shinahota was 30.1 percent in 2001, the life expectancy of newborns in the undivided municipality Tiraque (including the now independent municipality Shinahota ) was 56.6 years.

The literacy rate in the over 19 year-olds for the still undivided municipality Tiraque was 74.2 percent, and 87.0 percent, although in men and 60.8 percent for women ( 2001).

Policy

Structure

The newly created municipality Shinahota is currently not further subdivided into cantons ( cantones ).