San Borja, Bolivia

San Borja is a city in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, It is the most populous city in the province of General José Ballivián.

San Borja
City
San Borja
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 14°51′30″S 66°44′51″W
Country Bolivia
Department Beni Department
ProvinceJosé Ballivián Province
MunicipalitySan Borja Municipality
CantonSan Borja Canton
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total24,610
Area code(s)+591 389
San Borja airport

Location

San Borja is the seat of the San Borja Municipality, the second municipal section of the José Ballivián Province.[2] The city is located at an elevation of 197 m on the left bank of Río Maniqui, a tributary of Río Rapulo which flows into Río Mamoré.

Transport

By road, San Borja is situated 230 km west of the department's capital, Trinidad.
San Borja is connected towards the southwest with Yucumo situated on the road and a bus route La Paz - Yolosa/Coroico - Caranavi - Rurrenabaque. Yucumo is halfway between Caranavi and Rurrenabaque. Towards the east of San Borja Route 3 leads to San Ignacio de Moxos and farther to Trinidad, the capital of the Beni Department.

The airport of San Borja has regular services from two airlines: Línea Aérea Amaszonas and TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar (the Bolivian Military Airline)

Population

The town's population has increased strongly over the past three decades:

  • 1976: 4,613 inhabitants (census)[3]
  • 1992: 11,072 inhabitants (census)[4]
  • 2001: 16,273 inhabitants (census)[5]
  • 2010: 24,610 inhabitants (est.)[6]

In spite of high migration figures over the past decades, the city still has a noteworthy percentage of indigenous population; 17.7 percent of the San Borja Municipality population speak local indigenous languages.[7]

Maps

References
  1. World Gazetteer
  2. Municipalities of Bolivia at www.editorialox.com
  3. Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
  6. World Gazetteer Archived 2012-09-10 at WebCite
  7. Indicadores Sociodemográficos 1992-2001 Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
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