San Ignacio de Moxos | |
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Town and municipality | |
 San Ignacio de Moxos Mission Church | |
  San Ignacio de Moxos Location of San Ignacio in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 14°59′46″S65°38′24″W / 14.99611°S 65.64000°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Beni Department |
| Province | Moxos Province |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
| • Total | 10,054 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
San Ignacio de Moxos (or San Ignacio) is a town in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia.
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 [1] | |||||||||||||
The town population has risen from 4,832 (census 1992) to 9,064 (census 2001) and 10,054 (census 2012).
Camba Spanish is the primary vernacular lingua franca spoken in the town. Ignaciano, [2] a Moxo dialect, is the main indigenous language spoken. [3] [4]
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. [5]
| Date Began | Date Ended | Governor | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2005 | 2006 | Sixto Vejarano Congo | CPEM-B | Former President, Subcentral of TIMI [6] |
| 8 Aug 2006 | Elizabeth Zelada | PODEMOS | Came to power after no-confidence vote by the Council in Vejerano [7] | |
| 30 May 2010 | Basilio Nolvani Nojune | MAS-IPSP | Won 51.5% in April election |
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Coordinates: 14°59′46″S65°38′24″W / 14.99611°S 65.64000°W
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