Entre Ríos is a small town in the Cochabamba Department

Cochabamba Department

Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2007 census, was 1,750,000...

 of the South America

South America

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n Andean

Andes

The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...

 Republic of Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

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Location

Entre Ríos is the capital of the Entre Ríos Municipality

Entre Ríos Municipality, Cochabamba

Entre Ríos Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its seat Entre Ríos had 3,796 inhabitants at the time of census 2001.- Languages :...

, which was newly established in 2004, the sixth municipal section

Municipalities of Bolivia

Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...

 of Carrasco Province

Carrasco Province (Bolivia)

Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Totora.- Subdivision :Carrasco Province is divided into six municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.Entre Ríos Municipality was created in 2004....

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The town is located at an elevation of 240 m (787 ft) in the central regions of Bolivia on the left bank of the Ichoa River, which 13 km (8.1 mi) downstream discharges into the Ichilo River

Ichilo River

Río Ichilo is a Bolivian river at the foot of the Eastern Andes-Cordillera in South America. It lends its name to the Ichilo Province, one of the 15 provinces of the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia.-Location:...

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Geography

Entre Ríos is situated in the Bolivian lowlands on the north-eastern foothills of the Cordillera Oriental

Cordillera Oriental, Bolivia

The Cordillera Oriental are parallel mountain ranges of the Bolivian Andes emplaced on the eastern and north eastern margin of the Andes. Large parts of Cordillera Oriental are forested and humid areas rich in agricultural and livestock products. Geologically Cordillera Oriental is formed by the...

. The region has an average temperature of 24°C, the monthly averages range from 26°C (October to December) to 20°C (June and July). The average yearly precipitation is higher than 1000 mm (39 in), with a wet season

Wet season

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 from November to February and a drier season with less than 50 mm (2 in) per month in July and August.

Regional traffic

Entre Ríos is located 265 km east of Cochabamba

Cochabamba

Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...

, the department's capital.

The small town is passed by the 1657 km (1,029.6 mi) long state road Ruta 4, which goes from Tambo Quemado on the Chile

Chile

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nean border all through the country to Puerto Suárez

Puerto Suárez

Puerto Suárez is an important inland river port and municipality in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is located 10 km west of the border with Brazil.-Location:...

 on the Brazil

Brazil

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ian border. From Cochabamba to Entre Ríos the road passes Villa Tunari

Villa Tunari

Villa Tunari or Tunari is a location in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Tunari Municipality, the third municipal section of the Chapare Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,510....

, Chimoré

Chimoré

Chimoré may refer to:*Chimoré River, Bolivia*Chimoré, Cochabamba, Bolivia*Chimoré, Santa Cruz, Bolivia...

 and Ivirgarzama

Ivirgarzama

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, east of Entre Ríos the road leads to Warnes und Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...

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Population

The population of the place has increased rapidly over the past two decades:

• 1992: 1,952 inhabitants (census
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• 2001: 3,796 inhabitants (census)
• 2010: 5,080 inhabitants (updating)

Due to the historically developed population distribution, the region is predominantly inhabited by Quechuas

Quechuas

Quechuas is the collective term for several indigenous ethnic groups in South America who speak a Quechua language , belonging to several ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves as well as their...

, 76.6 percent of the population in the Entre Ríos Municipality speak the Quechua language.

External links

• Map of Carrasco Province