Cotoca

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Cotoca
Town
Iglesia de Cotoca Santa Cruz Bolivia.jpg
Main church
Municipio de Cotoca.png
Cotoca Municipality within Andrés Ibáñez
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Red pog.svg
Cotoca
Coordinates: 17°45′13″S62°59′48″W / 17.75361°S 62.99667°W / -17.75361; -62.99667
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Department Flag of Santa Cruz.svg Santa Cruz Department
Province Andrés Ibáñez Province
Municipality Cotoca
Area
 • Total8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total26,305
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)
Climate Aw

Cotoca is a canton and Municipality of Andrés Ibáñez Province in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. The municipality consists of two cantons – Cotoca itself and Puerto Pailas. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 23,951 for the canton and 56,451 for the municipality. [1]

Contents

In 1799, the Catholic Church authorised the building of a shrine to the Virgen de Cotoca, an image of Mary that was seen in the town. The Virgin is now the patron saint of the entire province of Santa Cruz and her feast from 8 to 15 December draws thousands of Bolivians. [2]

The population increased tenfold in the last forty years:

YearCantonMunicipality
19762,107 [3]
19929,229 [4] 21,252 [5]
200115,181 [6] 36,425 [7]
200923 951 [8] 56,451 [9]

Politics

In the Bolivian regional election, 2010, Cotoca placed the Verdes (Bolivia) party of Governor Rubén Costas first, although by less than the overall result for the province: [10]

PartyVotes % % across Department
Verdes (Bolivia) 5,62334.0%50.6%
MAS 3,53321.4%36.3%
Tiluchi314919.1%n/a
SOL306718.6%n/a
ASIP7034.3%n/a
Broad Front (MNR & Autonomia)4532.7%4,3%

Climate

Climate data for Cotoca, elevation 359 m (1,178 ft), (1991–2007)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32.3
(90.1)		31.8
(89.2)		31.8
(89.2)		30.4
(86.7)		27.6
(81.7)		26.9
(80.4)		27.0
(80.6)		29.9
(85.8)		31.2
(88.2)		32.5
(90.5)		32.6
(90.7)		31.7
(89.1)		30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.2
(81.0)		26.8
(80.2)		26.5
(79.7)		24.9
(76.8)		22.4
(72.3)		21.5
(70.7)		21.1
(70.0)		23.4
(74.1)		24.7
(76.5)		26.5
(79.7)		26.7
(80.1)		26.7
(80.1)		24.9
(76.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.0
(71.6)		21.7
(71.1)		21.2
(70.2)		19.6
(67.3)		17.1
(62.8)		16.2
(61.2)		15.3
(59.5)		16.8
(62.2)		18.3
(64.9)		20.5
(68.9)		20.8
(69.4)		21.6
(70.9)		19.3
(66.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)136.8
(5.39)		167.9
(6.61)		111.4
(4.39)		86.9
(3.42)		49.3
(1.94)		49.1
(1.93)		24.3
(0.96)		26.6
(1.05)		68.1
(2.68)		92.5
(3.64)		138.4
(5.45)		193.1
(7.60)		1,144.4
(45.06)
Average precipitation days8.39.97.76.25.65.62.92.93.75.27.210.175.3
Average relative humidity (%)91.591.691.190.990.389.387.887.488.288.989.291.289.8
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "World Gazetteer".[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ See Virgen de Cotoca
  3. ↑ Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population
  4. ↑ Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992 Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001 Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "World Gazetteer".[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística – Proyecciones Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 1,59 MB)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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