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Sacaba

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settlement_type	City and Municipality
official_name	Sacaba
image_skyline	Sacaba_-_Bolivia.jpg
imagesize	280px
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pushpin_map	Bolivia
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Bolivia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Bolivia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Cochabamba Department
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Chapare Province
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Sacaba Municipality
subdivision_type4	Canton
subdivision_name4	Sacaba Canton
leader_title1
established_title	Founded
established_date	June 29, 1761
established_title2
established_title3
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2012 Census
population_footnotes
population_urban	149,570
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
timezone	BOT
utc_offset	-4
coordinates
elevation_footnotes	tags--
elevation_m	2719
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	31001
area_code	+591 4

Sacaba is a capital city and a municipality in the Bolivian province of Chapare. The city, located 13 km eastward from Cochabamba, is the second largest city in the Cochabamba Department after Cochabamba city. Post-colonial architecture may be seen in the inner part of Sacaba; however, some has been destroyed due to lack of municipal care.

Sacaba was the site of anti-coca eradication riots in 2002, which caused the removal of Evo Morales, leader of the cocalero movement and the MAS, from his seat in the Bolivian congress. Morales opposed the closing of a coca market in Sacaba, and ensuing protests involved the death of several people on both sides. Morales served as president of Bolivia between 2006 and 2019.

Demographics

At the time of census 2001 Sacaba had 92,581 residents. Due to the lack of space in Cochabamba city's boundaries, several new urbanization complexes have been built within the 13 km that separate Sacaba from Cochabamba city. Many of these residential complexes have been constructed for employees from enterprises based in the city.

Climate

The weather in Sacaba is temperate, with a climate similar to Cochabamba city. During winter, temperatures range from 1 °C to 24 °C and rainfall is rare. During summer time, temperatures range from 10 °C to 19 °C with heavy precipitation.

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Economy

Sacaba is a culinary capital in Cochabamba, famous for its delicacies such as cuy and other gastronomical offerings. Several restaurants can be found on the city's streets. Sacaba is also famous for its many chicherias, which produce chicha or corn beer, leading to the description Sacaba – donde la chicha nunca se acaba or 'Sacaba, where the chicha never runs out'.

Most residents of Sacaba work in Cochabamba city. Local industries include raw food, cereal production, shoe factories, among others. Colonial buildings, public markets and other attractions are also appealing to tourists.

References

"World Gazetteer". World Gazetteer.
(July 2021). "World-Gazetteer". World-Gazetteer.

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