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Cochabamba (Aymara: Quchapampa; Quechua: Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range.It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630,587 according to the 2012 Bolivian census. [1]
The center of the department is marked by the temperate xeric valleys of Cochabamba (known as Kanata), Alto Cochabamba, and Capinota. These valley areas are marked by dry montane forests, and semi-arid orographies. Temperate climates year-round feature considerable diurnal temperature variation due to the high altitude.
The airport was born with a single 2649 meter post office and a terminal on Guillermo Killman Avenue. [citation needed] [when?] In 1988, as an expansion plan, due to the fact that the old terminal was becoming more and more crowded and a longer runway was needed for more modern and larger aircraft, a new 3798 meter runway was created and put into operation in 1990, and a new air terminal was ...
Elevation. 8.691 ft (2.649 m) ... Cochabamba Municipality is the only municipal section of the Cercado Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.
Height (ft) Comments 1 La Rinconada Peru: 5101 16728 Highest city in the world, 30 000 inhabitants. [1] 2 Parinacota Chile: 4400 14435 Highest settlement in Chile. 3 Mina Pirquitas Argentina: 4340 14240 Highest settlement in Argentina. 4 Cerro de Pasco Peru: 4330 14232 Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants (70,000). 5 Colquechaca Bolivia ...
The road has a length of 488 kilometres (303 mi) and connects the two metropolises of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in a northwest–southeast direction. It begins in the valley of Cochabamba at about 2,500-metre (8,200 ft) altitude, accompanies the eastern Andes chain of the Cordillera Central and finally ends at about 450-metre (1,480 ft) altitude in Santa Cruz between the river ...
Bolivia: Department: Cochabamba Department: ... Area • Total. 159 sq mi (413 km 2) Elevation. 13,000 ft (4,000 m) ... is a province in the Bolivian department of ...
Tiquipaya is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. ... (La Violeta), elevation 2,614 m (8,576 ft), (1979–2013) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun