Pampa de la Isla

Coordinates: 17°45′38.8″S 63°6′45.0″W / 17.760778°S 63.112500°W / -17.760778; -63.112500
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17°45′38.8″S 63°6′45.0″W / 17.760778°S 63.112500°W / -17.760778; -63.112500 Pampa de la Isla is a township in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. The township is one of the key settlements of migrants from other parts of Bolivia.[1]

The settlement was founded on August 14, 1960, with less than thirty families. As of 2011 the township has a population of around 200,000, divided into 47 Unidades Vecinales ('Neighbourhood Units') and around 186 barrios, being one of the most populous areas of the city.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Combès, Isabelle, Chiaki Kinjo Tomori, and José Ros Izquierdo. Los indígenas olvidados: los guaraní-chiriguanos urbanos y peri-urbanos en Santa Cruz de la Sierra. La Paz: Fundación PIEB, Programa de Investigación Estratégica en Bolivia, 2003. p. 13
  2. ^ El Día. Los vecinos prepararon una Verbena - La Pampa de la Isla festeja con orgullo su 51 aniversario