Nuevos Horizontes
| Nuevos Horizontes | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 575 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 250 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0304-0172-1001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 36 ′ S , 67 ° 17 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Ballivián Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Rurrenabaque |
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Nuevos Horizontes (also: Nuevo Horizonte) is a town in the Beni department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Nuevos Horizontes is the second largest town in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Rurrenabaque in the province of Ballivián . Nuevos Horizontes is located about 250 m above sea level in the west of the Moxos plain, not far from the town of Rurrenabaque .
geography
Nuevos Horizontes is located in the Bolivian part of the Amazon basin directly north of the foothills in a year-round humid climate.
The mean average temperature of the region is 26 ° C (see climate diagram Rurrenabaque) and fluctuates only slightly between 23 ° C in June and July and a good 27 ° C from October to December. The annual precipitation is almost 2000 mm, with a pronounced rainy season from December to March with 200-300 mm monthly precipitation and the lowest monthly values just under 100 mm from July to September.
Transport network
Nuevos Horizontes is 350 kilometers west of Trinidad , the capital of the department, by road.
The largely unpaved road Ruta 3 runs from Trinidad for 281 kilometers west to Yucumo . From there, Ruta 8 heads north via Nuevos Horizontes to Rurrenabaque and on via Reyes to Riberalta and Guayaramerín on the Brazilian border.
The distance to Rurrenabaque is 35 kilometers.
population
The population of the village more than tripled between 1992 and 2012:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 181 | census |
| 2001 | 395 | census |
| 2012 | 575 | census |
Individual evidence
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
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