San Pedro Nuevo
| San Pedro Nuevo | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 357 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 151 m | ||
| Post Code | 08-0102-0201-3002 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 20 ′ S , 64 ° 54 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Beni | ||
| province | Province of Cercado | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Magdalena |
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San Pedro Nuevo (formerly: San Pedro) is a town in the Beni department in Bolivia .
location
San Pedro Neuvo is the second largest town in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) San Javier in the province of Cercado . The city is located at an altitude of 151 m on the right bank of the Río Mamoré , which drains to the Río Iténez , and is about seven kilometers from the river.
geography
San Pedro Nuevo is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the Moxos plain , with over 100,000 km² one of the largest wetlands on earth. The predominant form of vegetation in the San Pedro region is the tropical savannah .
The annual precipitation for the region is about 1,400 mm (see climate diagram Magdalena), with a clear dry season in the months of June to September. The monthly average temperatures are between 24 ° C and 28 ° C all year round.
Transport network
San Pedro Nuevo is 58 kilometers north of Trinidad , the capital of the department.
The 1,631 kilometer long highway Ruta 9 runs through San Pedro Nuevo , which crosses the entire Bolivian lowland and connects Guayaramerin in the north on the Brazilian border with Yacuiba in the south on the Argentine border. It leads as an unpaved road from Guayaramerin via Puerto Siles , San Joaquín and San Ramón to San Pedro and on via San Javier to the departmental capital of Trinidad.
population
The population of the village has decreased by more than a third in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 534 | census |
| 2001 | 432 | census |
| 2012 | 357 | census |
Web links
- Municipio San Pedro - General Maps No. 80102
- Municipio San Javier - detailed map and population data (PDF; 777 kB) (Spanish)
- Departamento Beni - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.82 MB; Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 October 24, 2014 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.
