Entre Ríos | |
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Town | |
  Entre Ríos Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates:17°11′50″S64°32′07″W / 17.19722°S 64.53528°W /-17.19722; -64.53528 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Carrasco Province |
| Municipality | Entre Ríos Municipality |
| Elevation | 790 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2010 upgraded) | |
• Total | 5,080 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Entre Ríos is a small town in theCochabamba Department of the South American Republic ofBolivia.
Entre Ríos is the capital of theEntre Ríos Municipality, which was newly established in 2004, the sixthmunicipal section ofCarrasco Province.
The town is located at an elevation of 240 m (787 ft) in the central regions of Bolivia on the left bank of theIchoa River, which 13 km (8.1 mi) downstream discharges into theIchilo River.
Entre Ríos is situated in the Bolivian lowlands on the north-eastern foothills of theCordillera 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 1,000 mm (39 in), with awet season from November to February and a drier season with less than 50 mm (2 in) per month in July and August.[1]
Entre Ríos is located 265 km east ofCochabamba, the department's capital.
The small town is passed by the 1,657 km (1,030 mi) long state roadRuta 4, which goes fromTambo Quemado on theChilenean border all through the country toPuerto Suárez on theBrazilian border. From Cochabamba to Entre Ríos the road passesVilla Tunari,Chimoré andIvirgarzama, east of Entre Ríos the road leads toWarnes andSanta Cruz de la Sierra.
The population of the place has increased rapidly over the past two decades:
Due to the historically developed population distribution, the region is predominantly inhabited byQuechuas, 76.6 percent of the population in the Entre Ríos Municipality speak theQuechua language.[5]
