# San Javier Municipality, Cercado Province, Beni Department

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Municipality · Cercado Province 

# San Javier

San Javier is a municipality of Bolivia in Cercado Province, Beni Department. It covers **8,787.5 km²**. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,788km²
- 1mapped service
- 154 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Javier?

San Javier lies in [Cercado Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/), [Beni Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Ascención de Guarayos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/guarayos/ascencion-de-guarayos/), [Baures](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/baures/), [Huacaraje](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/huacaraje/), [San Andrés](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/marban/san-andres/), [San Ignacio](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/moxos/san-ignacio/), [San Ramón](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/mamore/san-ramon/), [Santa Ana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/yacuma/santa-ana/) and [Trinidad](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/trinidad/). By area it is the 31st largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 82.2% of [Cercado Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/). The centre of San Javier is about 527 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. It is about 82 km from Trinidad, the main town of Cercado Province. The centre point is at 14.3802° S, 64.2983° W.

Source: [Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bol).

## Things to see in and around San Javier

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in San Javier: 2 attractions; 1 museum; 1 nature reserve.

- Museo Chuchini Chuchini "Repositorio Arqueológico Especializado en la Cultura Moxeña" · museum
- Parque Regional Pedro Ignacio Muiba · nature reserve
- Chuchini Amazon Wildlife Eco Reserve & Lodge · attraction
- Mapajo · attraction

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: San Javier

- Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/La_Paz
- CurrencyBoliviano (BOB)
- Country calling code+591
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, C · 115/230 V
- Driving sideRight

### Nearest airports

- Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) · Trinidad83 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:43) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 17:55).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in San Javier

Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in San Javier. Settlements here lie between about 144 m and 202 m above sea level (median 154 m).

- 26 de Julio Tierra Nueva
- 27 de Mayo
- Botín Quemado
- Buenos Aires
- Cernandez
- Chunaje
- Comunidad Paquio
- Copacabana el Botín el Remate el Uno
- Eduardo Avaroa
- El Carmen
- El Remate
- El Tima
- El Toco
- Espiritu Santo
- Estancia La Esperanza
- Fernández
- Habana
- Holanda
- La Curva
- La Loma
- La Rinconada
- Las Palmeras
- Lomita
- Los Bambuses
- Los Cafés
- Los Palmares
- Los Potreros
- Menonita Rio Negro
- Monovi
- Montevideo
- Motacusal
- Nueva America
- Nuevo Israel
- Pata de Aguila
- Pedro Ignacio Muiba
- Providencia
- Puerto Ballivián
- Puerto Leigue
- Rio Negro (Grünland)
- Sacrificio
- San Javier
- San Juan de Fibral
- San Justo
- San Lorenzo
- San Miguel
- San Nicolás
- San Pedro
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Isabel
- Siquero
- Soledad
- Sumucal
- Tamuco
- Toboso
- Todos Santos
- Vacareno
- Verdun
- Verdún
- Villa Monte
- Villa Nazareth
- Villa Rodeo
- Yuyo

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of San Javier

Named natural and historic features inside San Javier, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Arroyo San Juan
- Arroyo San Nicolás
- Río Ibare
- Río Matiquipiri
- Río Mocovi
- Río Muco
- Río Tamuco
- Río Tijamuchi

### Getting around

1 airport.

- San Juan Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in San Javier and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cercado Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 29 °C) and the coolest is May (24 °C). About 1,677 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (278 mm) and the driest Aug (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 278 

Feb 26 251 

Mar 26 205 

Apr 25 117 

May 24 77 

Jun 24 44 

Jul 25 32 

Aug 27 31 

Sep 29 60 

Oct 29 126 

Nov 27 181 

Dec 26 276 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in San Javier

Places mapped inside San Javier in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Cercado Province

- Trinidad

## Quick answers

- Where is San Javier?In Cercado Province, Beni Department, Bolivia
- What borders San Javier?Ascención de Guarayos, Baures, Huacaraje, San Andrés, San Ignacio, San Ramón, Santa Ana and Trinidad
- What is there to see in San Javier?Chuchini Amazon Wildlife Eco Reserve & Lodge, Mapajo, Museo Chuchini Chuchini "Repositorio Arqueológico Especializado en la Cultura Moxeña", Parque Regional Pedro Ignacio Muiba
- What time zone is San Javier in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in San Javier?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in San Javier?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Javier?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Javier?Settlements lie between 144 m and 202 m
- What is the best time to visit San Javier?April to August
- What is the P-code of San Javier?BO080102 (OCHA common operational dataset)
