San Javier (Beni)

San Javier is a town in the lowlands of the Beni Department in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

San Javier is a central place of the district ( bolivian: Municipio) San Javier in the province of Cercado. The village lies at an altitude of 155 m on the right bank of the Río Mamoré.

Geography

San Javier is located in the Bolivian part of the Amazon basin and is characterized by a year-round tropical hot and humid climate (see climate chart Trinidad ).

The annual average temperature is about 26 ° C, with the average monthly temperatures between June / July differ by 23 ° C and October / December at 28 ° C only slightly. The annual precipitation is 2000 mm and is thus more than twice as high as the precipitation in Central Europe. Maximum values ​​of about 300 mm in the rainy season from December to February are low values ​​of about 50 mm in the short dry season from June to August compared to.

Traffic network

San Javier is located at a distance of 25 kilometers of road north of Trinidad, the capital of the department.

Through the San Javier highway Ruta 9, which crosses the entire Bolivian lowlands from north to south and from San Javier from leads to the 503 km south metropolis Santa Cruz runs. The Route 9 crosses south of San Javier Ruta 3, which connects Trinidad to the 602 km distant La Paz in the provincial capital of Trinidad. These two highways there are daily bus connections to most cities in Bolivia.

Population

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

The resort's Canton San Javier had 996 inhabitants in 2001.