Camargo is a small town in the

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in the South American

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Location

Camargo is the capital of

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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

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, along ''Ruta 1'', one of Bolivia's major roads which is 1,215 km long and goes from the

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vian border in the north to the

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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

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) to 4,502 (2001 census) and 5,685 (2008 estimation).

References

External links

Nor Cinti province map
{{Chuquisaca Department Populated places in Chuquisaca Department it:Camargo (Bolivia)