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Camiri

Coordinates: 20°6′0″S 63°32′0″W / 20.10000°S 63.53333°W / -20.10000; -63.53333
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Camiri
City
Nickname: 
"Capital Petrolera de Bolivia"
Camiri is located in Bolivia
Camiri
Camiri
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°6′0″S 63°32′0″W / 20.10000°S 63.53333°W / -20.10000; -63.53333
Country Bolivia
Department Santa Cruz Department
ProvinceCordillera Province
MunicipalityCamiri Municipality
Area
 • Total22 km2 (8 sq mi)
 • Land19 km2 (7 sq mi)
 • Water3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation
812 m (2,664 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total35,712
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
Area code+591 3952
ClimateCwa
WebsiteOfficial website

Camiri (Camirito, La Bomba, Choreti, Capital Petrolera de Bolivia) is a city in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 65,897 inhabitants,[1] also known as "Camireños." Camiri is on the banks of the Parapeti River in a small valley surrounded by rolling hills on the east, north, and south, and by the Aguarague mountain range on the west.

Camiri's Chaco ecosystem encompasses subtropical dry forests with low canopy, and intense xerophilic overgrowth with a large diversity of wildlife.

On February 3, 2007, local protesters shut down a natural gas pipeline in Camiri that serves southern Bolivia. The protesters were seeking an expansion of the nationalization of the natural gas industry and a renewal of the promise of construction of facilities for YPFB, the national petroleum company.

Climate

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Central park
Statue in the Central park

Camiri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).

Climate data for Camiri (Camiri Airport), elevation 810 m (2,660 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7)
30.5
(86.9)
29.5
(85.1)
27.2
(81.0)
24.8
(76.6)
23.6
(74.5)
24.6
(76.3)
27.5
(81.5)
29.6
(85.3)
31.6
(88.9)
32.0
(89.6)
31.8
(89.2)
28.7
(83.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.3
(77.5)
24.6
(76.3)
23.8
(74.8)
21.7
(71.1)
19.1
(66.4)
17.3
(63.1)
16.9
(62.4)
19.0
(66.2)
21.6
(70.9)
24.4
(75.9)
25.1
(77.2)
25.4
(77.7)
22.0
(71.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
18.8
(65.8)
18.1
(64.6)
16.1
(61.0)
13.4
(56.1)
10.9
(51.6)
9.2
(48.6)
10.4
(50.7)
13.4
(56.1)
17.1
(62.8)
18.2
(64.8)
19.0
(66.2)
15.3
(59.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 159.9
(6.30)
141.1
(5.56)
110.8
(4.36)
58.3
(2.30)
23.0
(0.91)
12.0
(0.47)
7.5
(0.30)
6.1
(0.24)
18.0
(0.71)
37.1
(1.46)
71.5
(2.81)
146.8
(5.78)
792.1
(31.2)
Average precipitation days 10.1 9.5 9.2 7.5 6.4 5.3 2.9 1.8 2.7 4.7 7.0 9.3 76.4
Average relative humidity (%) 71.0 72.8 74.9 76.3 76.3 72.6 64.5 54.7 51.4 56.3 59.8 66.9 66.5
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ World Gazetteer [dead link]
  2. ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.