San Borja, Bolivia
| San Fracisco de Borja | |
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 San Fracisco de Borja
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| Coordinates: 14°51′30″S 66°44′51″W / 14.85833°S 66.7475°WCoordinates: 14°51′30″S 66°44′51″W / 14.85833°S 66.7475°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Beni Department |
| Province | José Ballivián Province |
| Municipality | San Borja Municipality |
| Canton | San Borja Canton |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population (2010)est. | |
| • Total | 24,610 |
San Borja is a town in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia.
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[edit] Location
San Borja is the seat of the San Borja Municipality, the second municipal section of the José Ballivián Province[1]. The town 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] Population
The town's population has increased strongly over the past three decades:
- 1976: 4,613 inhabitants (census)[2]
- 1992: 11,072 inhabitants (census)[3]
- 2001: 16,273 inhabitants (census)[4]
- 2010: 24,610 inhabitants (est.)[5]
In spite of high migration figures over the past decades, the town still has a noteworthy percentage of indigenous population; 17.7 percent of the San Borja Municipality population speak local indigenous languages.[6]
[edit] Maps
- www.mirabolivia.com/mapas (four different types)
- www.mirabolivia.com/mapa_muestra.php?id_mapa=12 (road map sheet showing San Borja and Yucumo)
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