San Pedro (Beni)

San Pedro Nuevo (formerly San Pedro ) is a town in the Beni Department in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location

San Pedro Neuvo is the second largest city of the county ( bolivian: Municipio) San Javier in the province of Cercado. The city lies at an altitude of 151 m on the right bank of the Río Mamoré, which drains to the Río Iténez out, and is about seven kilometers away from the river.

Geography

San Pedro Nuevo is located in the Bolivian lowlands in the Moxos level, with more than 100,000 km ², one of the largest wetlands in the world. The dominant vegetation type in the region of San Pedro is the tropical savannah.

The annual rainfall for the region is approximately 1,400 mm (see climate chart Magdalene), with a marked dry season in the months of June to September. The monthly average temperatures throughout the year between 24 ° C and 28 ° C.

Traffic network

San Pedro Nuevo is located 58 km north of Trinidad, the capital of the department.

By San Pedro Nuevo leads the 1631 km long highway Ruta 9, which crosses the entire Bolivian lowlands and Guayaramerin connects to the north on the Brazilian border with Yacuiba to the south by the Argentine border. It cites as unpaved road from Guayaramerin over Puerto Siles, San Joaquin and San Ramon to San Pedro and on about San Javier to the department capital of Trinidad.

Population

The population of the town has decreased over the past two decades by more than a third: