Camiri
City in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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City | |
Nickname: "Capital Petrolera de Bolivia" | |
Coordinates: 20°6′0″S 63°32′0″W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Santa Cruz Department |
Province | Cordillera Province |
Municipality | Camiri Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
• Land | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
• Water | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 812 m (2,664 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 35,712 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Area code | +591 3952 |
Climate | Cwa |
Website | Official 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.