Camargo, Chuquisaca Explained

Official Name:Camargo
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Chuquisaca Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Nor Cinti Province
Established Title:Named
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:5,685
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-20.6403°N -65.2103°W

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazeteer.