Santa Ana del Yacuma | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Church in Santa Ana | |
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  Santa Ana del Yacuma Location of Santa Ana in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 13°44′40″S 65°25′37″W / 13.74444°S 65.42694°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Beni Department |
| Province | Yacuma Province |
| Municipality | Santa Ana del Yacuma Municipality |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Population (est. 2008) | |
| • Total | 12,783 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Santa Ana del Yacuma (also Santa Ana) is a town in the Beni Department in north-eastern Bolivia.
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History
The Jesuit mission of Santa Ana was founded in 1719.[1] Movima Indians resided at the mission.[2] Today, the Movima language is still spoken in and around the town.[3]: 807
Location
Santa Ana is the capital of the Yacuma Province and the Santa Ana del Yacuma Municipality, located at an elevation of 144 m above sea level, where the Yacuma River meets the Mamoré River. Santa Ana is located 150 Kilometer north-west of Trinidad, the department's capital. The city has an Airport, the Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport, which is located just outside the city.
Population
The town population has decreased from 14,788 (census 1992) to 12,944 (census 2001) and 12,783 (2008 estimate).[4]
Climate
The yearly precipitation of the region is 1,700 mm, with a distinct dry season from May to September. Monthly average temperatures vary from 24 °C und 29 °C over the year. According to the Köppen classification system Santa Ana del Yacuma has a Tropical savanna climate, abbreviated "Aw", bordering on a Tropical monsoon climate.
| Climate data for Santa Ana del Yacuma | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | 276.7 (10.89) |
269.4 (10.61) |
208.7 (8.22) |
133.6 (5.26) |
68.3 (2.69) |
29.8 (1.17) |
24.9 (0.98) |
28.8 (1.13) |
86.7 (3.41) |
142.5 (5.61) |
202.3 (7.96) |
241.0 (9.49) |
1,712.6 (67.43) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
- Saul Farrah, boxer
- Roberto Suarez Gomez, drug lord
References
- ^ Block, David (1994). Mission culture on the upper Amazon: native tradition, Jesuit enterprise, and secular policy in Moxos, 1660-1880. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1232-1..
- ^ Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4.
- ^ Epps, Patience; Michael, Lev, eds. (2023). Amazonian Languages: Language Isolates. Volume II: Kanoé to Yurakaré. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-043273-2.
- ^ World Gazetteer[dead link]
- ^ "SISMET". SENAMHI. 2021. Retrieved on December 19, 2021.
External links
- "Detailed map of Yacuma Province". La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB). Archived from the original on 8 April 2004.
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This page was last edited on 28 October 2023, at 00:06