Santa Ana del Yacuma
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Santa Ana del Yacuma | |
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Town and municipality | |
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.
History[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The town population has decreased from 14,788 (census 1992) to 12,944 (census 2001) and 12,783 (2008 estimate).[4]
Climate[edit]
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 |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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[edit]
- Saul Farrah, boxer
- Roberto Suarez Gomez, drug lord
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- "Detailed map of Yacuma Province". La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB). Archived from the original on 8 April 2004.