San Joaquín, Bolivia

San Joaquín is a small agricultural town in the Beni Department in the Bolivian lowlands.

San Joaquín
town
San Joaquín
Location of San Ignacio in Bolivia
Coordinates: 13°02′29″S 64°40′05″W
Country Bolivia
Department Beni Department
ProvinceMamoré Province
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (est. 2009)
 • Total4,589

It is served by San Joaquín Airport.

Location

San Joaquín is the administrative capital of Mamoré Province and is at an elevation of 142 m above sea level. It is just west of the Machupo River, a tributary of the Iténez River.

San Joaquín is 220 kilometres (140 mi) north of Trinidad, the department's capital.

Geography

San Joaquín is located in the Moxos Plains (Llanos de Moxos), at 100,000 km² one of the greatest wetlands of the Earth. Main vegetation in the area of San Joaquín is the tropical savanna.

Climate

The yearly precipitation of the region is 1,600 mm, with a distinct dry season from May to September. Monthly average temperatures vary from 24 °C und 29 °C over the year.

Climate data for San Joaquin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 33
(92)		 34
(93)		 34
(94)		 33
(92)		 31
(88)		 34
(93)		 34
(93)		 35
(95)		 36
(97)		 36
(96)		 33
(92)		 33
(91)		 34
(93)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 18
(65)		 19
(67)		 18
(65)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 22
(71)		 23
(73)		 21
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 230
(9.2)		 220
(8.7)		 170
(6.5)		 100
(4)		 48
(1.9)		 20
(0.8)		 13
(0.5)		 28
(1.1)		 58
(2.3)		 140
(5.4)		 150
(5.8)		 220
(8.5)		 1,390
(54.7)
Source: Weatherbase [1]

Population

Over the past two decades, the town's population has risen by circa 30%, from 3,489 (census 1992) to 4,094 (census 2001) and 4,589 (2009 estimate).[2] San Joaquin has been the site of a Machupo virus or Bolivian Hemorragic Fever outbreak in the 1960s.

References
  1. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for San Joaquin, Bolivia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  2. World Gazetteer

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