Santiváñez Municipality

Santiváñez Municipality is the second municipal section of the Capinota Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Santiváñez.

Santiváñez Municipality
Municipality
Santiváñez Municipality is located in Bolivia
Santiváñez Municipality
Santiváñez Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°34′S 66°14′W / 17.567°S 66.233°W / -17.567; -66.233
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceCapinota Province
SeatSantivañez
Government
 • MayorAngel Villarroel Loza (2007)
 • PresidentCasiano Choque Cartagena (2007)
Elevation
8,500 ft (2,600 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,402
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Subdivision

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Santiváñez Municipality is divided into seven cantons.

Canton Inhabitants (2001)[1]
Calera Canton 32
Caporaya Canton 620
Caraza Canton 457
Chojtama Canton 632
Poquera Canton 375
Santiváñez Canton 3.793
Waña Quta Canton 493

Climate

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Climate data for Santiváñez, elevation 2,540 m (8,330 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.7
(98.1)
37.1
(98.8)
37.8
(100.0)
37.8
(100.0)
37.8
(100.0)
32.2
(90.0)
36.7
(98.1)
37.2
(99.0)
35.0
(95.0)
36.1
(97.0)
37.8
(100.0)
37.2
(99.0)
37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)
24.1
(75.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.3
(79.3)
24.4
(75.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
24.9
(76.8)
25.0
(77.0)
25.6
(78.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)
17.6
(63.7)
18.0
(64.4)
16.2
(61.2)
14.2
(57.6)
12.4
(54.3)
12.8
(55.0)
13.8
(56.8)
15.7
(60.3)
16.8
(62.2)
16.6
(61.9)
18.0
(64.4)
15.9
(60.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5)
8.8
(47.8)
8.0
(46.4)
5.4
(41.7)
2.1
(35.8)
0.3
(32.5)
0.0
(32.0)
2.1
(35.8)
5.0
(41.0)
7.0
(44.6)
8.0
(46.4)
9.3
(48.7)
5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0)
−3.3
(26.1)
−3.3
(26.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
−7.9
(17.8)
−8.5
(16.7)
−7.9
(17.8)
−11.0
(12.2)
−9.0
(15.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
−1.1
(30.0)
−1.1
(30.0)
−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 140.0
(5.51)
96.8
(3.81)
83.5
(3.29)
18.1
(0.71)
1.2
(0.05)
1.6
(0.06)
1.0
(0.04)
6.0
(0.24)
5.2
(0.20)
15.2
(0.60)
36.2
(1.43)
114.3
(4.50)
519.1
(20.44)
Average precipitation days 14 10 9 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 6 14 65
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Estudio Integral, Técnico Económico, Social y Ambiental (TESA) de la Doble Vía Caracollo - Colomi (Oruro-Cochabamba)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Geo Delta Consultores S.R.L. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

17°33′00″S 66°14′00″W / 17.55°S 66.2333°W / -17.55; -66.2333