Santa Rosa del Abuná
| Santa Rosa del Abuná | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 232 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 141 m | ||
| Post Code | 09-0401-0100-3001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 10 ° 36 ′ S , 67 ° 27 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Pando | ||
| province | Abuná Province | ||
Santa Rosa del Abuná (short form: Santa Rosa ) is a settlement in the department of Pando in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Santa Rosa del Abuná is the central place of the Municipio Santa Rosa del Abuná and the seat of the administration of the Province of Abuná . The village is located at an altitude of 141 m on the right, southern bank of the Río Abuná , only about fifteen kilometers from the Bolivian border with Brazil .
geography
Santa Rosa del Abuná is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the catchment area of the Amazon , with which it is connected via the Río Beni. The mean annual temperature of the region is 26.5 ° C, the annual precipitation is 1,800 mm. The monthly average temperatures vary only marginally between below 25 ° C in June and July and above 27 ° C from December to March. The short dry season from June to August shows monthly precipitation of about 30 mm, the maximum precipitation values are over 200 mm from December to March.
traffic
Santa Rosa del Abuná is located 211 kilometers by road east of Cobija, the capital of the department.
From Cobija, the 370 km long highway Ruta 13 leads 33 kilometers south to Porvenir , from there another 103 kilometers to the northeast towards Puerto Rico . About thirty kilometers from Puerto Rico, Ruta 13 turns in a southeastern direction, while the road to Santa Rosa continues northeast. After another 75 kilometers, the destination Santa Rosa del Abuná on the Río Abuná is reached.
population
The population of the village has doubled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 113 | census |
| 2001 | 134 | census |
| 2012 | 232 | census |
The national language Spanish is the main lingua franca in Santa Rosa. However, due to its proximity to Brazil, part of the local population speaks Portuguese .
Individual evidence
- ↑ GEO ReiseCommunity
- ^ 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
- Municipio Santa Rosa del Abuná - Politics, Population and Economy ( Spanish )
- Municipio Santa Rosa del Abuná - General Maps No. 90401
- Municipio Santa Rosa del Abuná - detailed map and population data (PDF; 610 kB) ( Spanish )
- Department Pando - Social data ( Spanish ) (PDF; 2.42 MB)