San Javier (Beni)
| San Javier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Map of San Javier |
|||
| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 395 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 155 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0102-0101-0001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 36 ′ S , 64 ° 53 ′ W | ||
|
|||
| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Province of Cercado | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Trinidad |
|||
San Javier is a town in the lowlands of the Beni department in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
San Javier is the central place of the Municipio San Javier in the province of Cercado . The village is located at an altitude of 155 m on the right bank of the Río Mamoré .
geography
San Javier is located in the Bolivian part of the Amazon basin and is characterized by a year-round tropical hot and humid climate (see climate diagram Trinidad).
The annual average temperature is around 26 ° C, with the monthly average temperatures between June / July at 23 ° C and October / December at 28 ° C only slightly different. The annual precipitation is 2000 mm and is therefore more than twice as high as the precipitation in Central Europe. Maximum values of around 300 mm in the rainy season from December to February contrast with low values of around 50 mm in the short dry season from June to August.
history
Father Agustín Zapata founded the village in 1691, at that time still on the western bank of the Río Mamoré. After a catastrophic flooding in 1771, the settlement was moved to the right bank in 1796, later to its present location. Even today, floods are a threat to the place.
Transport network
San Javier is 25 kilometers by road north of Trinidad , the capital of the department.
The national road Ruta 9 runs through San Javier and crosses the entire Bolivian lowlands from north to south and leads from San Javier to the metropolis of Santa Cruz , 503 kilometers south . From San Javier to the south, Ruta 9 is paved, north of San Javier, Ruta 9 is an unpaved dirt and gravel road.
The Ruta 9 crosses the Ruta 3 south of San Javier in the provincial capital Trinidad , which connects Trinidad with La Paz , 602 kilometers away . There are daily bus connections to most cities in Bolivia via these two highways.
Infrastructure
San Javier benefits from its proximity to Trinidad. Many of the town's residents commute there to work. An infirmary in the village was built by the Japanese embassy. The place is connected to the power grid.
population
The population of the village has more than doubled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 144 | census |
| 2001 | 199 | census |
| 2012 | 395 | census |
The population of the place belongs to the ethnic groups of the canichana and sirionó . The canton of San Javier , which belongs to the village , had 2,577 inhabitants in 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Palabra del Beni: San Javier, celebra sus 322 años de fundación (pages 8 and 9)
- ↑ La Palabra del Beni: San Javier, celebra sus 322 años de fundación (pages 8 and 9)
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Topographic map of the Trinidad region 1: 100,000 (PDF; 8.9 MB)
- Relief map of the Trinidad region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 8.9 MB)
- Municipio San Javier - General Maps No. 80102
- Municipio San Javier - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.24 MB) (Spanish)
- Departamento Beni - social data of the municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 3.82 MB)