Tolata, Cochabamba

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

Location in near space

Tolata is the central place of the district ( bolivian: municipality ) in the province of Germán Jordán Tolata on the 490 km ² large fertile plateau of the Valle Alto. The village lies at an altitude of 2711 m, 14 km east of the dam, the Laguna La Angostura, the largest artificial lake in Bolivia. Right on the outskirts of Tolata the foothills of the Cordillera Cochabamba rise up to 3,600 m.

Geography

Tolata is located in the transition zone between the Andes mountain range, the Cordillera Central and the Bolivian lowlands. The mean average temperature of the region is about 18 ° C (see climate chart Cochabamba ) and varies only slightly between 14 ° C in June / July and 20 ° C in October / November. Annual precipitation is only around 450 mm, with a pronounced dry season from May to September, with monthly rainfall less than 10 mm, and a humidity season from December to February 90 to 120 mm month precipitation.

Traffic

Tolata lies at a distance of 33 kilometers of road southeast of Cochabamba, the capital of the department of the same name.

From Cochabamba the paved highway Ruta 7 leads in a south-easterly direction over Tolata addition, crosses the Cordillera Oriental and ends in the lowlands in the metropolis of Santa Cruz.

Population

The population of the city has more than doubled in the past two decades: