# San Borja Municipality, General José Ballivián Province

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Municipality · General José Ballivián Province 

# San Borja

San Borja is a municipality of Bolivia in General José Ballivián Province, Beni Department. It covers **8,799.0 km²**. 343 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 58 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,799km²
- 58mapped services
- 326 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Borja?

San Borja lies in [General José Ballivián Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/), [Beni Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Cocapata](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/ayopaya/cocapata/), [Palos Blancos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/sud-yungas/palos-blancos/), [Puerto Menor de Rurrenabaque](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/puerto-menor-de-rurrenabaque/), [Reyes](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/reyes/), [San Ignacio](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/moxos/san-ignacio/), [Santa Ana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/yacuma/santa-ana/) and [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/santa-rosa/). By area it is the 30th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 26.9% of [General José Ballivián Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/). The centre of San Borja is about 474 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 15.0593° S, 66.8829° 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 Borja

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in San Borja: 1 memorial.

- Monumento al Tsimane · memorial

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 Borja

- 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

- Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) · Rurrenabaque96 km
- Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) · Trinidad213 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:50, sunset around 18:04).

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 Borja

Open gazetteers list **343 villages, towns and localities** in San Borja. The largest with a recorded population: San Borja (24,610). Settlements here lie between about 165 m and 1,046 m above sea level (median 326 m).

- 10 de Junio
- 16 de Julio
- 18 de Novembre
- 21 de Septiembre
- 25 de Julio
- 3 de Mayo
- 6 de Agosto
- Agro Arroyo Hondo
- Agroforestal Ucela
- Agroindustrial Unificada
- Agua Clara
- Aguas Negras
- Aguas Turbias
- Aguilas del Cerro
- Alta Gracia
- Alto Colorado
- Alto San Pedro
- Amproca
- Anachere
- Aperecito
- Arenal
- Arenales
- Aserradero El Porvenir
- Aserradero Nemar
- Asl Arpay
- Bajo Tacuaral
- Belen
- Bella Vista
- Belleza
- Belén
- Botejo
- Buena Esperanza
- Buena Hora
- California
- Campana
- Campesina el Palmar Núcleo Veinticinco
- Campo Bello
- Canaan
- Canadá
- Canaán
- Candelaria de la Pampita
- Capitan German Quiroga
- Cara Cara
- Caracara
- Caracoles
- Carmelo
- Carmen de Chaparina
- Carmen del Maniqui
- Catumare
- Cañada
- Cerrito
- Cerritos
- Chacal
- Chaco Brasil
- Chantal
- Charal
- Charal II
- Chimal
- Chimán Bajo Tacuaral
- Chonta
- Chuchial
- Chulumani
- Cochisuma
- Colonia Canaan
- Colonia Faja
- Colonia Intercultural Sage
- Colonia Israel
- Colonia Modelo Núcleo Veintiuno
- Colonia Monte Sinaí
- Comunidad Campesina Agua Zarca
- Comunidad Campesina El Palmar
- Comunidad Campesina Soledad
- Comunidad Tsimane Motacusal
- Cooperativa Bella Vista
- Copacabana
- Cosincho
- Cosudio
- Cuba
- Cuchisama
- Cuchisama Alto
- Curichi Estabi
- Cuverene
- Dieciocho de Noviembre
- Diez de Junio
- Dunay
- Dunuy
- Eden
- El Carmen
- El Carmen de Maniqui
- El Carmen del Maniqui
- El Cedral
- El Edén
- El Majal
- El Oriente
- El Palmar
- El Palmar Núcleo Veinticinco
- El Prado
- El Refugio
- El Salvador
- El Triunfo
- Embocada
- Emciya
- Emeya
- Estambul
- Estambul Oeste
- Estambul West
- Estanbul
- Estanbul Noroeste
- Estancia El Caimanero
- Estancia El Dorado
- Fatima Alto
- Flor de Caña
- Flor de Primavera
- Florencia
- Fuente de Vida
- Galilea
- Habara
- Hermanos Caceres
- Hermanos Cáceres
- Hubara
- Huyaral
- II Hermanos
- Ibacsichi
- Ibasichi
- Iberia
- Ichiricansi
- Inca Agropecuaria
- Inca Suyo
- Indígena Limoncito de Curiraba
- Indígena Tsimané el Triu
- Inti
- Israel
- Itanare
- Iñañare
- Jamanchi
- Jamanchi I
- Jananera
- Jerusalen del Maniqui
- Jerusalén del Maniqui
- Junreno
- Jurreno
- La Cachuela
- La Chonta
- La Cruz
- La Embocada
- La Esperanza
- La Estación
- La Gracia
- La Grasia
- La Paliza
- La Tempestad
- Laguna Blanca
- Laguna Loa
- Las Habras
- Las Lomas
- Las Maras
- Las Mercedes
- Las Minas
- Las Palmas
- Las Palmeras
- Leylan del Paraíso
- Libertad Unida
- Limoncito
- Llavisa
- Llaviza
- Los Andes
- Los Cantaros
- Los Cántaros
- Los Tajibos
- Majsi
- Maldonado
- Mandarino
- Manguito
- Maraca
- Marca Coroico
- Martirio
- Matto Grosso
- Maysa
- Mercedes
- Mision Fatima
- Monte Verde
- Monte de Sonsion
- Monterosa
- Mooseruna
- Moseruna
- Motacusal
- Munday
- Muyuri
- Naranjalito
- Natividad del Maniqui
- Nueva Belen
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Florida
- Nueva Palestina
- Nueva Zelanda
- Nuevo Amanecer
- Nuevo Mundo
- Nápoles
- Pachiuval
- Pachuya
- Palmira
- Palmito
- Paraiso Borjano
- Paraíso Borjano
- Patuju
- Patujú
- Picoplancha
- Pilon
- Pinar del Rio
- Pinar del Río
- Primavera
- Progreso
- Pucara
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puente Yucumo
- Puerta del Sol
- Puerto Codo
- Puerto Gregorio
- Puerto Lata
- Puerto Mendez
- Puerto Méndez
- Puerto Salas
- Puerto Triunfo
- Puerto Yucumo
- Puesto La Pita
- Puesto La Pita Este
- Puesto La Pita Este Sudeste
- Puesto La Pita Este-Nordeste 2
- Pumas Dos
- Pumas Uno
- Pupur Nampa
- Pururitums
- Querecha
- Quime
- Quiquibey
- Remanzo
- Renacer
- Resguardo
- Reyes Rivero
- Rio Maniqui 2
- Rio Matto
- Romance
- Rosario
- Río Matto
- San Antonio
- San Antonio del Maniqui
- San Antonio del Maniquí
- San Bartolo
- San Borja
- San Felipe
- San Francisco
- San Isidro de la Embocada
- San Joaquin
- San Joaquín
- San Jose de Canaan
- San José de Canaán
- San José de Jatanda
- San José de Yaranda
- San Juan
- San Juan de Chaparina
- San Juan de Charaton
- San Juan de Dios Nucleo 36
- San Juan de Dios Núcleo Treinta y Seis
- San Juan de Mattos
- San Juan de Napoles
- San Juan de Nápoles
- San Juanito de Otto
- San Lorenzo Yucumo
- San Luis Naranjani
- San Marcos
- San Martín
- San Miguel
- San Miguel Huancaya Núcleo Veintitrés
- San Miguel de Chaparina
- San Miguel de Huancato
- San Pedro
- San Pedro Norte
- San Ramon
- San Ramón
- San Salvador Intercultural
- San Vicente
- Santa Ana del Bosque
- Santa Anita del Maniqui
- Santa Elena del Caripo
- Santa Elena del Maniqui
- Santa Maria
- Santa María
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rita del Maniqui
- Santa Teresita
- Santo Domingo
- Seis de Agosto
- Sindicato Agrario Campesino San Juan
- Sociedad Agricola Ganadera
- Soledad
- Sur Linares
- Tacuaral
- Tacuaral de Aguas Negras
- Tacuaral de Mattos
- Tacuaral del Matos
- Tanal
- Tapera
- Tierra Santa
- Tigres
- Toney
- Topera Este- Nordeste
- Topera Oeste- Sudeste
- Topera Sud-Sudeste
- Tres Amigos
- Tres Hermanas
- Tres de Mayo
- Union Totora
- Unión Pacajes
- Unión Totora
- Upuritunsi
- Uriberi
- Uruberi
- Usbaya
- Valle Hermoso
- Varsovia
- Veinticinco de Julio
- Veintiuno de Septiembre
- Venecia
- Villa Borjana
- Villa Clementina
- Villa Elvira
- Villa Fatima
- Villa Fátima
- Villa Gonzales
- Villa Imperial
- Villa Paraiso
- Villa Paraíso
- Villa Taita
- Vishiricanchi
- Vista Hermosa
- Voreyo
- Voñy
- Yacuma
- Yacumita
- Yatahuamba
- Yucumo
- Ñuflo de Chavez
- Ñuflo de Chávez

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 Borja

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Arroyo Cariraba
- Laguna Los Coguipos
- Río Caribe
- Río Cosincho
- Río Maniqui
- Río Peró
- Río Primero de Junio

### Getting around

3 airports.

- Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport
- El Salvador Airport
- Venecia 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 Borja and the best time to visit

Using the climate of General José Ballivián Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,728 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (280 mm) and the driest Aug (47 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 280 

Feb 26 262 

Mar 26 192 

Apr 26 149 

May 24 109 

Jun 24 76 

Jul 24 53 

Aug 26 47 

Sep 29 60 

Oct 29 117 

Nov 28 165 

Dec 27 216 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Borja

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital C.S. San Miguel del Martirio · San Borja 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04249&mlon=-66.76501#map=17/-15.04249/-66.76501) 

Bank Banco Unión · San Borja 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.14510&mlon=-67.03603#map=17/-15.14510/-67.03603) 

Petrol pump ES Don Leo · San Borja 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13246&mlon=-67.04073#map=17/-15.13246/-67.04073) 

Hotel Hotel Tropical · San Borja 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.14896&mlon=-67.03324#map=17/-15.14896/-67.03324) 

School U.E. San Miguel del Martirio · San Borja 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04226&mlon=-66.76389#map=17/-15.04226/-66.76389) 

College Unidad Educativa Villa San Antonio · San Borja 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.87027&mlon=-66.74651#map=17/-14.87027/-66.74651) 

Police station Peaje Km 4 San Borja · San Borja 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.88908&mlon=-66.76851#map=17/-14.88908/-66.76851) 

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

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in San Borja

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks5
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels18
- Schools16
- Colleges and universities2
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants6
- Police stations1

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 General José Ballivián Province

- Puerto Menor de Rurrenabaque
- Reyes
- Santa Rosa

## Quick answers

- Where is San Borja?In General José Ballivián Province, Beni Department, Bolivia
- What borders San Borja?Cocapata, Palos Blancos, Puerto Menor de Rurrenabaque, Reyes, San Ignacio, Santa Ana and Santa Rosa
- What is there to see in San Borja?Monumento al Tsimane
- What time zone is San Borja in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in San Borja?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in San Borja?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Borja?343 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Borja?Settlements lie between 165 m and 1,046 m
- What is the best time to visit San Borja?May to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Borja?C.S. San Miguel del Martirio, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Borja?Banco Unión, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Borja?ES Don Leo, about 19 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in San Borja?2 mapped
- How many banks are in San Borja?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in San Borja?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Borja?BO080302 (OCHA common operational dataset)