San Borja, Bolivia

San Fracisco de Borja
—  Town  —
Airport San Borja
San Fracisco de Borja
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates:
Country Bolivia
Department Beni Department
Province José Ballivián Province
Municipality San Borja Municipality
Canton San Borja Canton
Elevation 646 ft (197 m)
Population (2010)est.
 • Total 24,610

San Borja is a town in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia.

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Location

San Borja is the seat of the San Borja Municipality, the second municipal section of the José Ballivián Province[1]. The town is located at an elevation of 197 m on the left bank of Río Maniqui, a tributary of Río Rapulo which flows into Río Mamoré.

Transport

By road, San Borja is situated 230 km west of the department's capital, Trinidad.
San Borja is connected towards the southwest with Yucumo situated on the road and a bus route La Paz - Yolosa/Coroico - Caranavi - Rurrenabaque. Yucumo is halfway between Caranavi and Rurrenabaque. Towards the east of San Borja Route 3 leads to San Ignacio de Moxos and farther to Trinidad, the capital of the Beni Department.

The airport of San Borja has regular services from two airlines: Línea Aérea Amaszonas and TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar (the Bolivian Military Airline)

Population

The town's population has increased strongly over the past three decades:

In spite of high migration figures over the past decades, the town still has a noteworthy percentage of indigenous population; 17.7 percent of the San Borja Municipality population speak local indigenous languages.[6]

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