Vila Vila Municipality

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

Location in near space

The municipality of Vila Vila is one of three Municipalities of the province Mizque. It is bordered on the northwest by the province Esteban Arce, on the southwest by the department of Potosí, to the east by the municipality of Mizque, and to the north by the municipality of Alalay.

Central location of the county is Vila Vila with 426 inhabitants in the eastern part of the municipality. (2001)

Geography

The municipality of Vila Vila is situated between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Central. The climate is characterized by year-round spring-like temperatures and low rainfall. The average annual temperature of the region is about 20 ° C (see climate chart ), the warmest month is November with an average of just over 22 ° C, coldest months are June and July with about 17 ° C. The mean annual precipitation is 550 mm, which prevails from April to October dry season with rainfall less than 25 mm, wettest months in the long-term average, the months of December to February, with more than 100 mm.

Population

The population of the municipality of Vila Vila has risen in the past two decades by about 20 percent:

The population density of the municipality is 7.6 inhabitants / km ² (2001), the percentage of urban population is 0.0 percent.

The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 48.7 years.

The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 50.5 percent, and 65.9 percent, although in men and 36.0 percent for women ( 2001).

Policy

Structure

The municipality of Vila Vila is divided into the following two cantons ( cantones ):

• Cantón Siquimira
• Cantón Vila Vila