Santa Ana del Yacuma

Santa Ana del Yacuma (also Santa Ana) is a town in the Beni Department in north-eastern Bolivia.

Santa Ana del Yacuma
Town and municipality
Church in Santa Ana
Seal
Santa Ana del Yacuma
Location of Santa Ana in Bolivia
Coordinates: 13°44′40″S 65°25′37″W
Country Bolivia
Department Beni Department
ProvinceYacuma Province
MunicipalitySanta Ana del Yacuma Municipality
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Population
 (est. 2008)
 • Total12,783
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

History

The Jesuit mission of Santa Ana was founded in 1719.[1] Movima Indians resided at the mission.[2]

Location

Santa Ana is the capital of the Yacuma Province and the Santa Ana del Yacuma Municipality, located at an elevation of 144 m above sea level, where the Yacuma River meets the Mamoré River. Santa Ana is located 150 Kilometer north-west of Trinidad, the department's capital. The city has an Airport, the Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport, which is located just outside the city.

Population

The town population has decreased from 14,788 (census 1992) to 12,944 (census 2001) and 12,783 (2008 estimate).[3]

Notable residents

References
  1. 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..
  2. Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4.
  3. World Gazetteer

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