San Javier (Santa Cruz)
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 Mission Church in San Javier |
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| Residents (state) | 7119 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| rank | Rank 66 | ||
| height | 537 m | ||
| Post Code | 07-1102-0102-9002 | ||
| Telephone code | +591 (3) 963- | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 16 ′ S , 62 ° 30 ′ W | ||
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| Department | Santa Cruz | ||
| province | Province of Ñuflo de Chavez | ||
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 Climate diagram San Javier |
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San Javier is a small town in the Santa Cruz department in the lowlands of the South American Andean state Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
San Javier is the central place of the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) San Javier in the province of Ñuflo de Chávez . The city is located at an altitude of 537 m in the middle of a gentle hill country between the Río Paquío in the east and the Río San Julián in the west. Closest cities are San Ramón 42 kilometers further south and Concepción 61 kilometers northeast.
geography
San Javier is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the Chiquitanía region , a landscape between Santa Cruz and the Brazilian border that is still sparsely populated in large areas .
The region's climate is a semi-humid climate of the warm subtropics . The monthly average temperatures fluctuate only slightly over the course of the year between 20 ° C in the winter months of June and July with strong cold southerly winds, and around 25 ° C from October to February (see climate diagram San Javier).
The annual average precipitation is around 1000 mm, which falls mainly in the wet season from November to March, while the arid months from June to September show monthly values between 25 and 50 mm.
history
San Javier was founded in 1691 by Padre José Francisco de Arce and was the first Jesuit reduction in the Bolivian lowlands. It served as a mission village for the catholization of the Chiquito Indians.
Transport network
San Javier is 174 kilometers by road northeast of Santa Cruz , the capital of the department.
From Santa Cruz, the asphalted highway Ruta 4 leads 57 kilometers northwards via Warnes to Montero . Here it meets Ruta 10 , which in an easterly direction via San Ramón reaches San Javier after a further 114 kilometers . The Ruta 10 then continues to Concepción , Santa Rosa de Roca and San Ignacio de Velasco and further along the Brazilian border via San Vicente de la Frontera to San Matías .
population
The population of the village has increased fourfold in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1992 | 3 166 | census |
| 2001 | 6 048 | census |
| 2012 | 7 119 | census |
UNESCO world heritage
The city is known for one of the Jesuit reductions of the Chiquitos , which were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Effect Of Complementary Grazing (PDF; 109 kB) (English)
- ↑ Jesuit Reduction in San Javier
- ^ 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 March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos ( English )
Web links
- Description of the Jesuit reduction San Francisco Xavier (UNESCO World Heritage) with pictures and information ( English )
- Relief map of the Yotau region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 7.86 MB)
- Municipio San Javier - General Maps No. 71102
- Municipio San Javier - detailed map and population data (PDF; 777 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Santa Cruz - Social data of the municipalities (PDF; 4.99 MB) ( Spanish )