Santa Rosa de Yacuma
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| Santa Rosa de Yacuma | |
  Santa Rosa de Yacuma
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Beni Department |
| Province | José Ballivián Province |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 4,319 |
Santa Rosa de Yacuma (short: Santa Rosa) is a small town in the Amazon pampas of the Bolivian Beni Department.
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[edit] Location
Santa Rosa de Yacuma is the administrative center of Santa Rosa Municipio in José Ballivián Province. It is located on the left banks of Yacuma River, 230 km north-west of Trinidad, the department's capital. Nearest towns are Reyes, Bolivia, a two hours' drive on a poor road to the south-west, and Rurrenabaque 100 km to the south-west.
West of Santa Rosa there is a fresh water lake of 7 km length and 4 km width, and 20 km north-west of the town there is 155 km² large Laguna Rogagua, together with the pampas at Yacuma River popular tourist destinations in the region.
[edit] Population
In the 2001 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 4,319 inhabitants in the 2001 census[1], and an estimated 4.831 in 2008.[2]
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