Santa Rosa del Abuná

Santa Rosa del Abuna (short form: Santa Rosa ) is a settlement in the Pando department in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

Santa Rosa del Abuna is the central location of the municipality of Santa Rosa del Abuna and the seat of the administration of the province Abuna. The village lies at an altitude of 141 m on the right, the southern shore of the Río Abuna, only about fifteen miles from the Bolivian border with Brazil.

Geography

Santa Rosa del Abuna is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the catchment area of the Amazon, through which it is connected to the Río Beni. The mean annual temperature of the region is 26.5 ° C, the annual precipitation is 1,800 mm. The monthly average temperatures vary only slightly between below 25 ° C in June and July and about 27 ° C from December to March. The short dry season from June to August has monthly rainfall of about 30 mm, the precipitation maximum values ​​are in excess of 200 mm from December to March.

Traffic

Santa Rosa del Abuna is located 211 km east of Cobija, the capital of the department. From Cobija from the 370 km long highway Ruta 13 leads in a southerly direction 33 km to the Future, from there another 103 km to the north-east towards Puerto Rico. 33 km before Puerto Rico 13 bends the Ruta from the southeast, while the road continues on to Santa Rosa to the northeast. After another 75 km to the destination Santa Rosa del Abuna is reached at the Rio Abuna.

Population

The population of the town has risen in the past two decades to double:

The national language, Spanish is the main language in Santa Rosa. Due to its proximity to Brazil a part of the local population speaks Portuguese, however.