Camiri

Camiri (Camirito, La Bomba, Choreti, Capital Petrolera de Bolivia) is a city in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 65,897 inhabitants,[1] also known as "Camireños." Camiri is on the banks of the Parapeti River in a small valley surrounded by rolling hills on the east, north, and south, and by the Aguarague mountain range on the west.

Camiri
City
San Francisco church in Camiri
Nickname(s): 
"Capital Petrolera de Bolivia"
Camiri
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°6′0″S 63°32′0″W
Country Bolivia
Department Santa Cruz Department
ProvinceCordillera Province
MunicipalityCamiri Municipality
Area
 • Total22 km2 (8 sq mi)
 • Land19 km2 (7 sq mi)
 • Water3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation
812 m (2,664 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total35,712
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT-4
Area code(s)+591 3952
ClimateCwa
WebsiteOfficial website

Camiri's Chaco ecosystem encompasses subtropical dry forests with low canopy, and intense xerophilic overgrowth with a large diversity of wildlife.

On February 3, 2007, local protesters shut down a natural gas pipeline in Camiri that serves southern Bolivia. The protesters were seeking an expansion of the nationalization of the natural gas industry and a renewal of the promise of construction of facilities for YPFB, the national petroleum company.

Climate
Central park
Statue in the Central park

Camiri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).

Climate data for Camiri
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.6
(78.1)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 21.7
(71.1)		 19.8
(67.6)		 17.2
(63.0)		 17.8
(64.0)		 19.9
(67.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.7
(78.3)		 26.0
(78.8)		 22.5
(72.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 157
(6.2)		 141
(5.6)		 111
(4.4)		 57
(2.2)		 22
(0.9)		 13
(0.5)		 8
(0.3)		 8
(0.3)		 16
(0.6)		 39
(1.5)		 75
(3.0)		 146
(5.7)		 793
(31.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References
  1. World Gazetteer Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Climate: Camiri". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 April 2014.


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