# San Joaquín Municipality, Mamoré Province, Beni Department

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Municipality · Mamoré Province 

# San Joaquín

San Joaquín is a municipality of Bolivia in Mamoré Province, Beni Department. It covers **8,678.3 km²**. 89 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,678km²
- 19mapped services
- 147 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Joaquín?

San Joaquín lies in [Mamoré Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/mamore/), [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/), [Magdalena](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/magdalena/), [Puerto Siles](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/mamore/puerto-siles/), [San Ramón](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/mamore/san-ramon/) and [Santa Ana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/yacuma/santa-ana/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 46.3% of [Mamoré Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/mamore/). The centre of San Joaquín is about 675 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 12.9734° S, 64.8229° 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).

## Know before you go: San Joaquín

- 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) · Trinidad205 km
- Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) · Guayaramerín240 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 18:00).

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 Joaquín

Open gazetteers list **89 villages, towns and localities** in San Joaquín. Settlements here lie between about 104 m and 208 m above sea level (median 147 m).

- Asunta
- Bahía
- Baurecito
- Belen
- Bella Flor
- Berea
- Campo Alegre
- Campo Santo
- Candelaria
- Cauchofó
- Chaco Lejos
- Chapunato
- Chocolatal
- Comunidad Winsor
- Conchitas
- Cotoca
- Daza
- El Cairo
- El Cedral
- El Huaso
- El Pilar
- El Prado
- El Rancho
- El Rosario
- El Tigre
- Estancia Santa Rosa
- Flores Negras
- Fortuna
- La Asunta
- La Bahia
- La Clave
- La Granja
- La Palmera
- Las Abejas
- Las Abras
- Las Marias
- Las Mercedes
- Las Moscas
- Las Pampitas
- Las Peñitas
- Loma Alta
- Los Amigos
- Lucero
- Lusitamja
- Mina
- Monte Azul
- Montevideo
- More
- Navida
- Navidad
- Necar
- Oruro
- Pailón
- Porvenir
- Puente
- Puerto San Mateo
- Puerto Trapiche
- Puerto Ustarez
- Puesto El Peligro
- Puesto Macomani
- Puesto San Jorge
- Puesto Seis de Mayo
- Puesto Yomar
- Reconquista
- Refugio
- San Antonio de Rivera
- San Francisco
- San Joaquín
- San Jose
- San Juan de Puerto Ustarez
- San Luis
- San Miguelito
- San Pablo
- San Pedro Viejo
- San Rafael
- San Silvestre
- San Simon
- Santa Ana
- Santa Cristela
- Sausalito
- Soberante
- Soberanía
- Surucucu
- Toboso
- Todo Los Santos
- Tupinamba
- Villa Evita
- Vuelta Grande
- Windsor

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 Joaquín

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

### Water

13 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Arroyo Carabana
- Arroyo Carbón
- Arroyo Guarichara
- Arroyo Macolo
- Arroyo Maconia
- Arroyo Matucarecito
- Arroyo Niquiter
- Arroyo de La Cruz
- Avanzada
- El Oceano Lake
- Río Apere
- Río Camalia
- Río Itonamas
- Río Machupo
- Río Nuevo

### Coast and islands

2 islands.

- Isla Ignacio
- Isla Santa Rosa

### Getting around

3 airports; 1 airfield.

- Bella Unión Airport
- Choreti Airport
- El Rancho Airport
- San Joaquín 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 Joaquín and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mamoré Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 30 °C) and the coolest is May (25 °C). About 1,535 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (266 mm) and the driest Jul (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 241 

Feb 26 246 

Mar 26 206 

Apr 26 113 

May 25 54 

Jun 26 22 

Jul 27 19 

Aug 29 24 

Sep 30 63 

Oct 30 124 

Nov 28 157 

Dec 27 266 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Joaquín

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital P.S. Henry K. Beye · San Joaquín 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03730&mlon=-64.67000#map=17/-13.03730/-64.67000) 

Bank Banco Prodem · San Joaquín 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04070&mlon=-64.66873#map=17/-13.04070/-64.66873) 

Petrol pump EE.SS. Coelho Caamaño Srl. · San Joaquín 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05112&mlon=-64.66605#map=17/-13.05112/-64.66605) 

Hotel Hotel Yuliana · San Joaquín 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04007&mlon=-64.66958#map=17/-13.04007/-64.66958) 

School U.E. Lago Bolivar · San Joaquín 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04608&mlon=-64.67342#map=17/-13.04608/-64.67342) 

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 Joaquín

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools10
- Pharmacies2

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 Mamoré Province

- Puerto Siles
- San Ramón

## Quick answers

- Where is San Joaquín?In Mamoré Province, Beni Department, Bolivia
- What borders San Joaquín?Exaltación, Magdalena, Puerto Siles, San Ramón and Santa Ana
- What time zone is San Joaquín in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in San Joaquín?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in San Joaquín?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Joaquín?89 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Joaquín?Settlements lie between 104 m and 208 m
- What is the best time to visit San Joaquín?April to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Joaquín?P.S. Henry K. Beye, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Joaquín?Banco Prodem, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Joaquín?EE.SS. Coelho Caamaño Srl., about 19 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in San Joaquín?2 mapped
- How many banks are in San Joaquín?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in San Joaquín?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Joaquín?BO080701 (OCHA common operational dataset)