San Ignacio de Moxos

San Ignacio de Moxos
Town and municipality
San Ignacio de Moxos Mission Church
San Ignacio de Moxos Mission Church
San Ignacio de Moxos is located in Bolivia
San Ignacio de Moxos
San Ignacio de Moxos
Location of San Ignacio in Bolivia
Coordinates: 14°59′46″S 65°38′24″W / 14.99611°S 65.64000°W / -14.99611; -65.64000
Country Bolivia
Department Beni Department
ProvinceMoxos Province
Elevation472 ft (144 m)
Population
(2012 Census)
 • Total10,054
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

San Ignacio de Moxos (or San Ignacio) is a town in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia.

History

San Ignacio de Moxos was founded in 1689 by the Jesuit missionaries Antonio de Orellana, Juan de Espejo and Alvaro de Mendoza. Its first location was 20 miles south of the current location of San Ignacio.

Geography

San Ignacio is the capital of the Moxos Province and is situated at an elevation of 144 m above sea level at Laguna Isiboro, a lake of 20 km² west of the town. San Ignacio is located 100 km south-west of Trinidad, the department's capital.

San Ignacio de Moxos is located in the wettest region of the Beni department, situated on the border between the Amazon rainforests of the Chapare region, and the monsoonal llanos of western Santa Cruz and southwestern Beni. While San Ignacio de Moxos experiences a short dry season, rain is plentiful year round, and temperatures are generally warm to hot. The area has a tropical monsoon climate according to the Köppen Classification System, bordering on a tropical rainforest climate.

Climate data for San Ignacio de Moxos
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.1
(100.6)
37.8
(100.0)
39.3
(102.7)
38.0
(100.4)
34.0
(93.2)
33.0
(91.4)
32.7
(90.9)
35.0
(95.0)
36.4
(97.5)
38.4
(101.1)
40.3
(104.5)
38.4
(101.1)
40.3
(104.5)
Average high °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
30.5
(86.9)
29.5
(85.1)
27.7
(81.9)
24.9
(76.8)
23.9
(75.0)
24.0
(75.2)
27.7
(81.9)
29.4
(84.9)
29.8
(85.6)
30.7
(87.3)
31.4
(88.5)
28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
24.7
(76.5)
22.8
(73.0)
20.4
(68.7)
21.1
(70.0)
23.0
(73.4)
25.2
(77.4)
26.4
(79.5)
27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
24.8
(76.6)
Average low °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)
21.3
(70.3)
20.5
(68.9)
18.9
(66.0)
16.5
(61.7)
15.4
(59.7)
15.0
(59.0)
16.3
(61.3)
18.7
(65.7)
19.8
(67.6)
20.3
(68.5)
20.9
(69.6)
18.7
(65.7)
Record low °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
19.0
(66.2)
19.0
(66.2)
17.5
(63.5)
15.0
(59.0)
11.0
(51.8)
10.0
(50.0)
14.4
(57.9)
16.7
(62.1)
18.0
(64.4)
18.3
(64.9)
19.0
(66.2)
10.0
(50.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 392.8
(15.46)
387.1
(15.24)
264.5
(10.41)
185.2
(7.29)
145.5
(5.73)
78.7
(3.10)
70.4
(2.77)
39.0
(1.54)
103.1
(4.06)
144.9
(5.70)
242.7
(9.56)
363.7
(14.32)
2,417.6
(95.18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14.0 11.1 12.7 9.4 11.4 3.4 1.0 4.0 5.6 7.4 9.4 11.9 111.6
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 79 78 79 78 73 65 64 67 72 77 74
Source: SENAMHI


Population

The town population has risen from 4,832 (census 1992) to 9,064 (census 2001) and 10,054 (census 2012).

Languages

Camba Spanish is the primary vernacular lingua franca spoken in the town. Ignaciano, a Moxo dialect, is the main indigenous language spoken.

Government

The current mayor of San Ignacio de Moxos is Basilio Nolvani Nojune (of the MAS-IPSP party), who was elected in the 4 April 2010 elections and took office in late May 2010.

Date Began Date Ended Governor Party Notes
Jan 2005 2006 Sixto Vejarano Congo CPEM-B Former President, Subcentral of TIMI
8 Aug 2006 Elizabeth Zelada PODEMOS Came to power after no-confidence vote by the Council in Vejerano
30 May 2010 Basilio Nolvani Nojune MAS-IPSP Won 51.5% in April election

Gallery

See also


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