Magdalena, Beni
Magdalena is a town on the Itonomas River in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, capital of the Iténez Province and the Magdalena Municipality.[1]
Magdalena, Beni | |
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 Magdalena Mission Church in 1990 | |
  Magdalena, Beni Location of Magdalena, Beni town in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 13°15′38″S 64°03′10″W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Beni Department |
| Province | Iténez Province |
| Municipality | Magdalena Municipality |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,379 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Website | www |
It is served by Magdalena Airport.
History
The Jesuit mission of Santa María Magdalena (or Santa Magdalena) was founded in 1720.[2] Itonama Indians resided at the mission.[3]
References
- Municipalities of Bolivia at www.editorialox.com
- Block, David (1994). Mission culture on the upper Amazon: native tradition, Jesuit enterprise, and secular policy in Moxos, 1660-1880. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1232-1..
- Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4.
- www.ine.gov.bo
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