Camargo, Chuquisaca

Place in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia
20°38′25″S 65°12′37″W / 20.64028°S 65.21028°W / -20.64028; -65.21028Country BoliviaDepartmentChuquisaca DepartmentProvinceNor Cinti ProvincePopulation
 (2008)
 • Total5,685Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Camargo is a small town in the Chuquisaca Department of Bolivia in the South American Andes.

Location

Camargo is the capital of Nor Cinti Province and is situated in Camargo Municipio, embedded between north-southerly mountain ridges, at an elevation of 2,414 m, on the banks of Río Chico which later becomes Río Pilaya.

Camargo is located 350 km south of the department capital Sucre, along Ruta 1, one of Bolivia's major roads which is 1,215 km long and goes from the Peruvian border in the north to the Argentine border in the south. The Camargo family comes from here.

Population

The population of the town has increased by 50% over the past two decades, from 3,789 inhabitants (1992 census) to 4,502 (2001 census) and 5,685 (2008 estimation).[1]

References

  1. ^ "World Gazeteer".[dead link]

External links

  • Nor Cinti province map
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Chuquisaca Department
Capital: Sucre
Provinces
Municipalities and seats