Vinto Municipality
The municipality Vinto is a district in the department of Cochabamba in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.
Location in near space
The municipality Vinto is one of five Municipalities of the province Quillacollo. It is bordered on the northwest by the province Ayopaya, in the west and south by the municipality of Sipe Sipe, and to the east and north by the municipality of Quillacollo.
The central location of the municipality is 14,180 inhabitants Vinto with the southeastern part of the municipality. (2001)
Geography
The climate of the plateau of Cochabamba is a subtropical mountain climate, which is characterized more by fluctuations in precipitation than by temperature differences during the year.
The annual rainfall is 500 mm and has a distinct dry season from April to October. The average annual temperature is 18 ° C, the monthly average values fluctuate 15 to 20 ° C (see climate chart Cochabamba ), the daytime highs in all seasons 25 to 30 ° C.
Population
The population of the municipality Vinto has roughly doubled in the past two decades, from 21,448 ( census 1992) over 31,489 ( 2001 census ) to 37,794 ( 2005 estimate ) inhabitants.
The population density of the municipality in 2001 was 149.4 inhabitants / km ², the percentage of urban population was 45.0 %.
The life expectancy of newborns in 2001 was 64.2 years.
The literacy rate for those over 19 years is 85.9 %, ie 93.9 % in men and 78.7 % in women ( 2001).
Policy
Structure
The municipality Vinto is divided into the following four cantons ( cantones ):
- Cantón Anocaraire - 3,211 inhabitants ( 2001)
- Cantón La Chulla - 2,522 inhabitants
- Cantón Machac Marca - 990 inhabitants
- Cantón Vinto - 24 766 inhabitants