Entre Ríos is a small town in the

Cochabamba Department Cochabamba (, , ), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the " granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from ...

of the South American Republic of

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Location

Entre Ríos is the capital of the Entre Ríos Municipality, which was newly established in 2004, the sixth municipal section of Carrasco Province. The town is located at an elevation of in the central regions of Bolivia on the left bank of the ''Ichoa River'', which downstream discharges into the

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Geography

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

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from November to February and a drier season with less than per month in July and August.

Regional traffic

Entre Ríos is located 265 km east of

Cochabamba Cochabamba (; ) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital (political), capital of the Cochabamba Department and the list of cities in Bolivia, fourth largest city in Bolivia, with ...

, the department's capital.
The small town is passed by the long state road ''Ruta 4'', which goes from

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on the

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nean border all through the country to

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on the

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ian border. From Cochabamba to Entre Ríos the road passes

Villa Tunari Villa Tunari or Tunari is a location in the department of Cochabamba Department, Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Tunari Municipality, the third Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Chapare Province. According to t ...

, Chimoré and Ivirgarzama, east of Entre Ríos the road leads to Warnes and

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Population

The population of the place has increased rapidly over the past two decades: *1992: 1,952 inhabitants (

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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

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, 76.6 percent of the population in the Entre Ríos Municipality speak the

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language.

References

External links

Map of Carrasco Province
{{DEFAULTSORT:Entre Rios, Cochabamba Populated places in Cochabamba Department