| Achiri | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Achiri | |
| Coordinates: 17°13′S 69°0′W / 17.217°S 69.000°W / -17.217; -69.000 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Pacajes Province |
| Municipality | Caquiaviri Municipality |
| Elevation | 12,800 ft (3,900 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 646 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Achiri is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 817.
Topography
Achiri is the central village of the Archiri Canton in the Caquiaviri Municipality in the Pacajes Province. It is located in the Bolivian Altiplano on a height of about 3,900 m at one of the affluxes to Río Desaguadero. Achiri lies halfway between Lake Titicaca to the north and Nevado Sajama to the south, the highest mountain of Bolivia with 5.542m.
Climate
Achiri is situated between the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Central in the Andean dry climate of the Altiplano, the average precipitation is about 500 mm. The day-night temperature difference is by far bigger than the difference between summer and winter.
The average temperature over the year is about 9 °C, the average temperatures of the months vary between 5 °C in July and 10 °C in December. The monthly precipitation is under 10 mm in the dry season from May until August and 100 to 125 mm from January to February.
| Climate data for Achiri, elevation 3,880 m (12,730 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.6 (63.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.1 (28.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140 (5.5) |
87 (3.4) |
71 (2.8) |
26 (1.0) |
3 (0.1) |
7 (0.3) |
3 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
9 (0.4) |
19 (0.7) |
36 (1.4) |
71 (2.8) |
480 (18.8) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | |||||||||||||
Infrastructure
Achiri is located 148 route kilometers to the south west of La Paz, the capital of the Departamento with the same name.
From La Paz a bituminized route Fernstraße Ruta 2 leads to El Alto, from where the also bituminized Ruta 19 to the south west connects with Viacha. From that point on there is an earth road via Caquiaviri which gives access to Achiri and then goes to Charaña, close to the Chilean border.
Population
The number of residents grew with the factor five in the last 20 years:
| Year | Inhabitants | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 119 | Census |
| 2001 | 646 | Census |
| 2012 | 556 | Census |
In the Canton belonging to Achiri s inhabited by 2.776 people. The local population belongs to the indigenous ethnicity of the Aymara.
References
- "World Gazetteer".
- "anexos atlas climatico" (PDF). National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia". 2014-04-23. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia". 2014-11-29. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- "Listado de Comunidades". 2014-10-24. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
External links
- Reliefkarte Berenguela 1:50.000 Instituto Geográfico Militar Bolivia (PDF; 1,5 MB) (retrieved 8 April 2017)
- Municipio Caquiaviri - Übersichtskarten Nr. 20302
- Municipio Caquiaviri - Detailkarte und Bevölkerungsdaten (PDF; 807 kB) (Spanish)
- Departamento La Paz - Sozialdaten der Municipios (PDF; 11,63 MB) (Spanish)
17°12′49″S 69°00′04″W / 17.2136°S 69.0011°W / -17.2136; -69.0011
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