Monteagudo is a small town in South Eastern
Bolivia. Its name is dedicated to
Bernardo de Monteagudo Cáceres (1789-1825) who took part in the Chuquisaca revolution of 25 May 1809.
Location
Monteagudo is administrative center of the
Hernando Siles Province
Hernando Siles is a province of the department of Chuquisaca, Bolivia. In the 2001 census it had a population of 36,511. It covers an area of 5,473 km², giving it a population density of 6.67/km². Its capital is Monteagudo.
Subdivision ...
in the
Chuquisaca Department
Chuquisaca () ( ay, Chuqisaka; qu, Chuqichaka) is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the consti ...
. It is located in the
Monteagudo Municipality on the mouth of ''Río Sauces'' into
Río Bañado, framed by mountain ridges running from North to South abounding with vegetation.
Climate
Monteagudo is situated in the humid, sub-Andean
Chaco of Bolivia. The months of July to September in the area are characterized by a distinct
dry season
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, while December and January can have heavy rainfalls.
History
Monteagudo was originally named Sauces and was prominent in the frequent wars between Creole (white and mixed blood) settlers, the
Spanish Empire
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, and the independent country of Bolivia against the
Eastern Bolivian Guarani
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people (more commonly called Chiriguanos). In 1728, a Chiriguano army attacked Sauces, burned the church, and captured 80 Spaniards. On March 29, 1892,
Apiaguaiki Tumpa the last Chiriguano war leader was executed in Monteagudo.
Infrastructure
To the west, Monteagudo is connected with the capital of
Sucre by the inner-Bolivian highway ''Ruta 6''. As less than one third of the road is paved, coaches take eight hours for the distance of 326 km in dry weather, while in rainy weather the outcome of the journey is uncalculable.
To the north-east, Monteagudo is connected with
Santa Cruz, the capital of the neighboring
Santa Cruz Department
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. The unpaved ''Ruta 6'' goes east to Ipati (104 km) and connects the town with highway ''Ruta 9'', which leads north to Santa Cruz over another 255 km of paved road.
Population
The population of Monteagudo has increased strongly over the past decade, from 5,130 inhabitants (1992
census
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) to 7,285 (2001 census). Estimations about the population figures in 2008 differ strongly, from 7,500 to 10,501 inhabitants.
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References
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External links
Populated places in Chuquisaca Department
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