# Loreto Municipality, Marbán Province, Beni Department

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Municipality · Marbán Province 

# Loreto

Loreto is a municipality of Bolivia in Marbán Province, Beni Department. It covers **6,827.3 km²**. 50 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,827km²
- 12mapped services
- 164 mtypical elevation

## Where is Loreto?

Loreto lies in [Marbán Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/marban/), [Beni Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [El Puente](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/guarayos/el-puente/), [San Andrés](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/marban/san-andres/), [San Ignacio](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/moxos/san-ignacio/), [Trinidad](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/trinidad/), [Villa Tunari](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/chapare/villa-tunari/) and [Yapacaní](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/ichilo/yapacani/). By area it is the 41st largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 40.7% of [Marbán Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/marban/). The centre of Loreto is about 375 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 15.6830° S, 64.8193° 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: Loreto

- 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) · Trinidad97 km
- Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB) · Cochabamba241 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:42) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:43, 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 Loreto

Open gazetteers list **50 villages, towns and localities** in Loreto. Settlements here lie between about 155 m and 189 m above sea level (median 164 m).

- 27 de Mayo
- Asunta
- Buena Hora
- Camiaco
- Cochabamba
- Concepción Tamo Uno
- El Carmen
- El Dominó
- Estancia
- Fortuna
- Gundonovia
- Holanda
- Isla Azul
- Jerusalén
- La Cruz
- La Granja
- La Loma
- Libertad
- Limoquije
- Loma alta
- Loma del Amor
- Loreto
- Los Ángeles del Boibo
- Marsella
- Muyurina
- Normandía
- Nueva Esperanza
- Porvenir
- Providencia
- Puerto Calvimonte
- Puerto Viejo
- Rea
- Sachojere
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Bartolo
- San Gregorio
- San Manuel
- San Miguel
- San Pablo
- San Pablo del Isiboro
- Santa Clara
- Santa Fe
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa del Isiboro
- Santa Teresa
- Torno Largo
- Trinidadcito
- Villa Carmen del Remanzo

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 Loreto

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Arroyo Santa Rita
- Arroyo de los Patos
- Laguna Araré
- Quebrada de los Patos
- Río Chipiriri
- Río Isiboro
- Río Pojige
- Río Sécure

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 Loreto and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Marbán Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,670 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (280 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 26 280 

Feb 26 252 

Mar 26 194 

Apr 26 115 

May 24 82 

Jun 24 54 

Jul 24 35 

Aug 27 31 

Sep 29 52 

Oct 28 122 

Nov 28 177 

Dec 27 276 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Loreto

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital C.S. Santa Rosa de la Boca del Chapare · Villa Tunari 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.93936&mlon=-64.75749#map=17/-15.93936/-64.75749) 

School U.E. San Pablo del Isiboro · Loreto 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71410&mlon=-65.13532#map=17/-15.71410/-65.13532) 

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 Loreto

Places mapped inside Loreto in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools7
- Restaurants2
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics1

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 Marbán Province

- San Andrés

## Quick answers

- Where is Loreto?In Marbán Province, Beni Department, Bolivia
- What borders Loreto?El Puente, San Andrés, San Ignacio, Trinidad, Villa Tunari and Yapacaní
- What time zone is Loreto in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Loreto?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Loreto?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Loreto?50 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Loreto?Settlements lie between 155 m and 189 m
- What is the best time to visit Loreto?April to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Loreto?C.S. Santa Rosa de la Boca del Chapare, about 29 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Loreto?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Loreto?BO080601 (OCHA common operational dataset)
