San Joaquín, Bolivia
# San Joaquín, Bolivia

San Joaquín is a small agricultural town in the Beni Department in the Bolivian lowlands.

It is served by San Joaquín Airport.

## History

The Jesuit mission of San Joaquín was founded in 1709. Baure Indians resided at the mission.

## Languages

Camba Spanish is the primary vernacular lingua franca spoken in the town. The Joaquiniano dialect of Baure is also spoken in San Joaquín.

## Location

San Joaquín is the administrative capital of Mamoré Province and is at an elevation of 142 m above sea level. It is just west of the Machupo River, a tributary of the Iténez River.

San Joaquín is 220 kilometres (140 mi) north of Trinidad, the department's capital.

## Geography

San Joaquín is located in the Moxos Plains (Llanos de Moxos), at 100,000 km² one of the greatest wetlands of the Earth. Main vegetation in the area of San Joaquín is the tropical savanna.

## Climate

The yearly precipitation of the region is 1,800 mm, with a distinct dry season from May to September. Monthly average temperatures vary from 24 °C und 29 °C over the year.

Climate data for San Joaquin :

| 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) | 304.9 (12.00) | 288.7 (11.37) | 273.0 (10.75) | 138.7 (5.46) | 62.2 (2.45) | 26.3 (1.04) | 16.7 (0.66) | 35.1 (1.38) | 79.6 (3.13) | 142.5 (5.61) | 218.6 (8.61) | 295.5 (11.63) | 1,881.8 (74.09) |
| Source: Weatherbase ||||||||||||||

## Population

Over the past two decades, the town's population has risen by circa 30%, from 3,489 (census 1992) to 4,094 (census 2001) and 4,589 (2009 estimate). San Joaquin has been the site of a Machupo virus or Bolivian Hemorragic Fever outbreak in the 1960s.

## Notable people

* Jeanine Áñez, politician
