Azurduy Municipality
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|subdivision_name2 = Azurduy Province
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Azurduy Municipality (Municipio de Azurduy, Villa Azurduy Municipality) is the first municipal section of Azurduy Province in the Chuquisaca Department of Bolivia. Its seat is Villa Azurduy. In 2012 the population was 10,594 persons. The municipality is very poor; in 2010 93% were below the poverty line, and 75% were in extreme poverty.{{Cite web|title=Atlas Municipal: Azurduy|publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia|url=http://www.ine.gob.bo/pdf/AtlasMunicipal/010201.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205193315/http://www.ine.gob.bo/pdf/AtlasMunicipal/010201.pdf|archivedate=5 February 2014|url-status=live}} In 2001 there were seven automobiles (including trucks) in the municipality.
Geography
The municipality is in the mountains of the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes, and is bordered on the west by the Pilcomayo River. The mountain ranges and the rivers are generally oriented north-south. Due to its elevation, the municipality experiences a wide range of temperatures between day and night. The average annual temperature is {{Convert|14|C}}, the average monthly values varying between {{Convert|10|C}} in June and July to {{Convert|16|C}} in December and January. Annual precipitation barely reaches {{convert|550|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}, with less than {{convert|10|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} monthly in the dry season of May to August, and with the highest rainfall, {{convert|100|to|110|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} per month, between December and February.
To the north Azurduy Municipality is bordered by Tarvita Municipality, also of Azurduy Province, and El Villar Municipality of Tomina Province; to the east by Hernando Siles Province, and to the west and south by Nor Cinti Province. There are 132 settlements in the municipality with thirty-six villages, of which only eight are accessible by road.{{Cite web|date=July 2012 |title=Consejo Municipal de Azurduy Elabora Cronograma para la Construcción de la Carta Orgánica Municipal (COM) |language=Spanish |publisher=Acción Cultural Loyola (ACLO) |url=http://aclo.org.bo/bolivia/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=608:consejo-municipal-de-azurduy-elabora-cronograma-para-la-construccion-de-la-carta-organica-municipal-com&catid=51:noticias-chuquisaca&Itemid=496 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205220901/http://aclo.org.bo/bolivia/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=608%3Aconsejo-municipal-de-azurduy-elabora-cronograma-para-la-construccion-de-la-carta-organica-municipal-com&catid=51%3Anoticias-chuquisaca&Itemid=496 |archivedate=5 February 2014 |url-status=live }}
=Climate=
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|location = Azurduy, elevation {{convert|2530|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1988–2012)
|Jan record high C = 32.5
|Feb record high C = 31.5
|Mar record high C = 31.5
|Apr record high C = 32.5
|May record high C = 33.0
|Jun record high C = 32.5
|Jul record high C = 32.0
|Aug record high C = 33.0
|Sep record high C = 34.5
|Oct record high C = 36.0
|Nov record high C = 33.0
|Dec record high C = 32.0
|Jan record low C = -0.5
|Feb record low C = 3.0
|Mar record low C = -3.5
|Apr record low C = -2.5
|May record low C = -8.0
|Jun record low C = -9.0
|Jul record low C = -12.0
|Aug record low C = -6.5
|Sep record low C = -9.5
|Oct record low C = -2.0
|Nov record low C = -1.5
|Dec record low C = 1.2
|Jan high C = 22.2
|Feb high C = 21.9
|Mar high C = 21.6
|Apr high C = 22.3
|May high C = 22.4
|Jun high C = 22.9
|Jul high C = 22.4
|Aug high C = 23.4
|Sep high C = 22.9
|Oct high C = 23.3
|Nov high C = 22.9
|Dec high C = 23.0
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|Jan mean C = 16.2
|Feb mean C = 16.1
|Mar mean C = 15.7
|Apr mean C = 15.3
|May mean C = 13.7
|Jun mean C = 12.9
|Jul mean C = 12.3
|Aug mean C = 13.5
|Sep mean C = 14.1
|Oct mean C = 15.8
|Nov mean C = 16.0
|Dec mean C = 16.6
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|Jan low C = 10.3
|Feb low C = 10.3
|Mar low C = 9.7
|Apr low C = 8.4
|May low C = 5.0
|Jun low C = 2.9
|Jul low C = 2.2
|Aug low C = 3.7
|Sep low C = 5.2
|Oct low C = 8.4
|Nov low C = 9.2
|Dec low C = 10.3
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|Jan precipitation mm = 156.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 130.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 107.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 33.7
|May precipitation mm = 9.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 3.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 6.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 22.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 52.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 68.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 139.1
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| Jan precipitation days = 14.1
| Feb precipitation days = 14.2
| Mar precipitation days = 12.3
| Apr precipitation days = 6.9
| May precipitation days = 3.7
| Jun precipitation days = 1.7
| Jul precipitation days = 1.6
| Aug precipitation days = 2.4
| Sep precipitation days = 5.0
| Oct precipitation days = 8.9
| Nov precipitation days = 11.1
| Dec precipitation days = 14.0
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| Jan humidity = 77.8
| Feb humidity = 79.8
| Mar humidity = 80.9
| Apr humidity = 78.0
| May humidity = 71.8
| Jun humidity = 65.6
| Jul humidity = 63.5
| Aug humidity = 63.7
| Sep humidity = 67.5
| Oct humidity = 71.3
| Nov humidity = 74.3
| Dec humidity = 76.1
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|source 1 = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180607025840/http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet
| archive-date = 7 June 2018
| url = http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet
| title = Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET
| publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
| language = es
| access-date = 12 June 2024}}
{{cite web
| url = https://www.scribd.com/document/542708736/Indices-Agrometeorologicos-149-Estaciones
| title = índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia
| publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
| language = es
| access-date = 12 June 2024}}
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Economics
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.
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! Ethnic group ! % |
| Quechua
|align="right" |62.4 |
| Aymara
|align="right" |0.1 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos
|align="right" |0.1 |
| Not indigenous or declined to state
|align="right" |37.3 |
| Other indigenous groups
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=Population=
The population of the municipality of Azurduy has not increased from 1992 to 2012.{{Cite web|title=Chuquisaca: Proyecciones de Población por Provincias y Municipios, según Sexo, Edades Simples y Años Calendario, Período 2000 - 2010 |date=August 2005 |language=Spanish |location=La Paz, Bolivia |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia |url=http://www.ine.gob.bo/PDF/DIFD/ProyeccionesPoblacionProvinciasMunicipiosChuquisaca.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055634/http://www.ine.gob.bo/PDF/DIFD/ProyeccionesPoblacionProvinciasMunicipiosChuquisaca.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}
- 1992: 10,818 inhabitants (census)
- 2001: 11,349 inhabitants (census)
- 2012: 10,594 inhabitants (census)
At the 2001 census, the literacy rate was 61.4 percent, the life expectancy of the newborn was 57.0 years, and the infant mortality rate was 9.3 per cent. 60.9 percent of the population spoke Spanish, 55.8 percent spoke Quechua (2001). 90.3 percent of the population had access to electricity, while 89.7 percent lived without sanitation facilities.
Cantons
The municipality is divided into three cantons.
- Las Casas Canton, with administrative seat in Torrecillas
- Azurduy Canton, with administrative seat in Villa Azurduy
- Antonio Lopez Canton, with administrative seat in San Antonio
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