Baures (Beni)
| Baures | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 2127 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 138 | ||
| height | 150 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0802-0100-2001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 13 ° 39 ′ S , 63 ° 42 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Iténez Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Magdalena |
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Baures is a country town in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American landlocked state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Baures is the central place of the Municipio Baures and is located in the province of Iténez at an altitude of 150 m on the left bank of the Río Negro , which belongs to the river system of the Río Iténez . Baures is located 70 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital Magdalena and 200 kilometers northeast of Trinidad , the capital of the department.
geography
The climate in the Baures area is characterized by a balanced temperature curve that is typical of the tropics with only minor fluctuations and an annual average temperature of almost 27 ° C (see Magdalena climate diagram). The annual precipitation is more than 1400 mm, with a clear wet season from November to March, and a dry season in the months June to August.
Transport network
Baures is located at a distance of 375 kilometers by road northeast of Trinidad , the capital of the department.
From Trinidad, the national road Ruta 9 runs for 211 kilometers in a northerly direction via San Javier to San Ramón . Here a dirt road branches off to the east, which reaches the city of Magdalena after 82 kilometers and after another 82 kilometers in a south-easterly direction via Huacaraje after crossing the Río Blanco, the town of Baures .
On the western outskirts of the town of Baures there is a 1400 meter long runway ( IATA airport code BVL), which runs in a north-south direction.
population
The city's population has increased only slightly in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 846 | census |
| 2001 | 2 422 | census |
| 2012 | 2 127 | census |
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992 ( Memento from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001 ( Memento of September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 ( Memento of July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- El Cusi region - topographic map 1: 100,000 (PDF; 10.79 MB)
- Municipio Baures - General Maps No. 80802
- Municipio Baures - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.46 MB) ( Spanish )
- Beni Department - Social data (PDF; 3.82 MB) ( Spanish )