# Santa Rosa Municipality, General José Ballivián Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/santa-rosa/ Municipality · General José Ballivián Province # Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is a municipality of Bolivia in General José Ballivián Province, Beni Department. It covers **9,497.7 km²**. 93 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 37 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9,498km² - 37mapped services - 177 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Rosa? Santa Rosa 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 5 other municipalities: [Exaltación](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/yacuma/exaltacion/), [Reyes](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/reyes/), [Riberalta](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/vaca-diez/riberalta/), [San Borja](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/san-borja/) and [Santa Ana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/yacuma/santa-ana/). By area it is the 28th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 29.0% of [General José Ballivián Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/). The centre of Santa Rosa is about 667 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 13.1831° S, 66.6275° 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 Santa Rosa OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Santa Rosa: 8 attractions; 1 viewpoint. - Atardecer en la Laguna Bravo · viewpoint - Bahia · attraction - Baqueti · attraction - Final Rio Chaparina · attraction - Laguna bravo · attraction - Lugar para bañar con Delfines · attraction - Pampas Tour Ferry Point · attraction - Puerto, nadar con Delfinos Rosados · attraction - Sunrise Point · 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: Santa Rosa - 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) · Rurrenabaque167 km - Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez Airport (RIB) · Riberalta249 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:45, sunset around 18:07). 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 Santa Rosa Open gazetteers list **93 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rosa. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rosa de Yacuma (4,459). Settlements here lie between about 154 m and 218 m above sea level (median 177 m). - Asunta - Australia - Awaisal - Año Nuevo - Baqueti - Bibosi - Borochi - Buena Hora - Casa de Lienzo - Cavador - Cavedor - Cavineña Maravilla - Corral de Palmas - Corralito - El Candado - El Cerrito - El Encerrado - El Mojon - El Mojón - El Rosario - El Toro - El Triunfo - Espíritu - Estación Cruz Sudeste - Estancia Alizal - Estancia Campanilla - Estancia El Carmen - Estancia Entre Ríos - Estancia Girardo - Estancia Noria - Estancia Sara - Galo - Inglaterra Sudoeste - La India - La Manza - Lago Buena Vista - Laguna - Las Mercedes - Las Petas Noreste - Los Puentes - Macedonia - Marimonos - Marsella - Muerto - Naranjal - Navidad - Pailón - Palalo - Palma Flor - Palma Seca - Pasata - Petas Noreste2 - Petas Noreste3 - Picaflores - Pontón Santa Teresa del Yata - Porvenir - Posta Cruz - Pueblo Nuevo - Puerto Teresa - Puerto Yata - Puesto La Pita - San Andrés - San Bartolome - San Bartolomé - San Cristobal - San Cristóbal - San Ignacio de Nogales - San Joaquín - San Jose Sudeste - San Juan - San Miguel - San Pedro - San Roque - Santa Cruz - Santa Lourdes - Santa Rosa de Yacuma - Santa Teresita - Santiago de Yata - Sarma Viejo - Siete Palma - Siete Palma Oeste - Siete Picos - Siria - Socorro Este - Socorro Norte - Soledad - Tacuaral - Taropal - Villa Fátima - Villazon - Villazón - Yata - Yata Oeste 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 Santa Rosa Named natural and historic features inside Santa Rosa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 lakes; 1 river or stream. - Bravo Lake - Laguna Colorado - Laguna Rogagua - Mancornadas Lake - Río Caripo ### Getting around 13 airfields; 3 airports. - Buen Retiro Ballivian Airport - Buena Hora - Inglaterra Sudoeste - La India - La Petas Noreste 1 - Laguna Loa Airport - Las Petas - Petas Noreste 2 - Petas Noreste 3 - Petas Noreste 4 - San Jose Sudeste - Santa Rosa De Yacuma Airport - Yata Oeste - Zocorro Este - Zocorro Norte - Zocorro Sur 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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital P.S. Cerrito · Santa Rosa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.09158&mlon=-66.70976#map=17/-13.09158/-66.70976) School U.E. El Toro · Santa Rosa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.18866&mlon=-66.74174#map=17/-13.18866/-66.74174) 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 Santa Rosa Places mapped inside Santa Rosa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels7 - Schools20 - Restaurants5 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 - San Borja ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rosa?In General José Ballivián Province, Beni Department, Bolivia - What borders Santa Rosa?Exaltación, Reyes, Riberalta, San Borja and Santa Ana - What is there to see in Santa Rosa?Atardecer en la Laguna Bravo, Bahia, Baqueti, Final Rio Chaparina - What time zone is Santa Rosa in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Santa Rosa?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Santa Rosa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Rosa?93 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Rosa?Settlements lie between 154 m and 218 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Rosa?May to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rosa?P.S. Cerrito, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Santa Rosa?3 mapped - How many banks are in Santa Rosa?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Santa Rosa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa Rosa?BO080303 (OCHA common operational dataset)