# San Ignacio Municipality, Moxos Province, Beni Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/moxos/san-ignacio/ Municipality · Moxos Province # San Ignacio San Ignacio is a municipality of Bolivia in Moxos Province, Beni Department. It covers **25,116.8 km²**. 163 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 78 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25,117km² - 78mapped services - 174 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Ignacio? San Ignacio lies in [Moxos Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/moxos/), [Beni Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Cocapata](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/ayopaya/cocapata/), [Loreto](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/marban/loreto/), [Palos Blancos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/sud-yungas/palos-blancos/), [San Borja](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/san-borja/), [San Javier](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/san-javier/), [Santa Ana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/yacuma/santa-ana/), [Trinidad](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/trinidad/) and [Villa Tunari](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/chapare/villa-tunari/). By area it is the 6th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. The centre of San Ignacio is about 415 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 15.3231° S, 65.6641° 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 Ignacio OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in San Ignacio: 1 viewpoint; 1 monument; 1 museum; 1 national park. - Museo de Moxos, Museo de Arte Sacro Y Archivo Histórico · museum - Territorio Indígena y Parque Nacional Isiboro Securé · national park - Atardecer en la laguna · viewpoint - Gran Cabildo Indigenal · monument 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 Ignacio - 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) · Trinidad98 km - Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB) · Cochabamba240 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:45, sunset around 17:59). 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 Ignacio Open gazetteers list **163 villages, towns and localities** in San Ignacio. The largest with a recorded population: San Ignacio de Moxo (10,054). Settlements here lie between about 147 m and 434 m above sea level (median 174 m). - 3 de Mayo - 3 de Mayo Rio Ichoa (Moxeño) - Aijuríco - Aperecito II - Areruta - Basilea - Bella Brisa - Bella Vista - Bermeo - Brasilia - Brecha San Roque - Buen Pastor de Ichoa - Cachuela - Candelaria - Carmen de Chanequere - Carmen del Aperecito - Chaguaya - Chirisi - Chocolatal - Chontal - Comunidad Nohata - Concepción del Ichoa - Cotoca - Crespo A - El Buri - El Carmen de Nueva Esperanza (Trinitario) - El Desengaño - El Matir - Entre Ríos - Esperanza - Estancias Dispersas del Beni - Estancias Ganaderas Dispersas - Fatima - Fatima de Moleto - Flores Coloradas - Florida - Fátima - Gil - Gundonovia - Ichoa - Independencia - Innombrada - Ipocure - Itarecoré - Jorori - La Argentina - La Capital - La Cruz - La Garganta - Las Abras - Limoncito - Litoral - Los Puentes - Maguncia - Malpartida - Manchuria - Mangal - Maraca'tsunsi / Naranjal - Mercedes de Lojojota - Mercedes del Apere - Mercedes del Cavitu - Merique'tsunsi / Piñal - Minera B - Minera Llallagua - Moleto - Monte Cristo - Monte Grande Kilómetro Cinco - Monte Grande del Apere - Monte Rico - Naranjal - Natividad - Natividad del Retiro - Navidad - Nazareth - Nieva - Nueva Carmen - Nueva Lasea - Nueva Natividad - Oromomo del Secure - Palca - Paraíso - Piscicola Mausa - Pueblo Nuevo - Puerto Canoa - Puerto Márquez - Puerto Palomo - Puerto Pancho - Puerto San Borja II - Puerto San Lorenzo del Tipnis - Puerto Totora - Reconquista - Rosario - Rosario del Tacuaral - San Ambrosio - San Andrés - San Antonio de Imose - San Antonio de Moleto - San Antonio del Cuberene - San Antonio del Pallar - San Bartolomé de Chiripopo - San Benito del Isiboro - San Camilo - San Francisco - San Gregorio - San Ignacio de Moxo - San Ignacio de Moxos - San Jorgito - San Jose de Angosta - San Jose del Algodonal - San Jose del Secure - San José del Algodonal - San José del Cavitu - San Juan - San Juan de Ichoa - San Juan de Monte Cruz - San Juan de la Curva - San Julián - San Lorenzo - San Marcos - San Mateo - San Miguel de los Chorritos - San Miguel del Apere - San Miguel del Matire - San Miguelito - San Miguelito del Isiboro - San Pablo - San Pablo de Cuberene - San Paz - San Pedro - San Rafael - San Ramoncito - San Ramoncito de Ichoa - San Salvador del Apere - Santa Anita - Santa Anita del Matire - Santa Anita del Secure - Santa María del Pilar - Santa Rita - Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa del Apere - Santa Rosa del Apere (Zona Sur) - Santa Rosa del Isiboro - Santa Rosa del Secure - Santa Rosita del Río Ichoa - Santiago de Santa Fe - Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo del Secure - Soledad - Suiza - Tipnis - Tres Hermanos Río Pojije - Tres de Mayo - Trinidacito - Usbe - Ushve - Veintisiete de Mayo - Villa Chica - Villa Esperanza - Villa Fatima - Villa Hermosa de Secure Tipnis - Villa Urkupiña - Villa Zelada - Zona San Miguel de los Chorritos 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 Ignacio Named natural and historic features inside San Ignacio, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 33 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Arroyo Machicure - Arroyo Matire - Arroyo Mopoyubo - Arroyo Queraye - Isirere Lake - Laguna San Antonio - Río Bubusama - Río Cascarilla - Río Chimimita - Río Cuchisama - Río Curico - Río D’Orbigny - Río Enesama - Río Eteramasama - Río Ibusama - Río Ibusasama - Río Ichilito - Río Ichinigua - Río Ichinigüita - Río Ichoa - Río Ipensama - Río Irupuma - Río Isunota - Río Itaracare …and 11 more. ### Getting around 6 airports; 3 airfields. - El Desengaño Airport - Florencia Airport - Pitai Airport - Progreso Airport - San Carlos Gutierrez Airport - San Ignacio de Moxos Airport - San Lorenzo Airport - San Pedro Salvatierra Airport - Santiago 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 Ignacio and the best time to visit Using the climate of Moxos Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,850 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (297 mm) and the driest Aug (38 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 26 297 Feb 26 278 Mar 26 215 Apr 25 135 May 24 103 Jun 23 69 Jul 24 46 Aug 26 38 Sep 28 64 Oct 28 128 Nov 27 192 Dec 26 284 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Ignacio Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Hotel Resto-Bar El Ganadero · San Ignacio 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00150&mlon=-65.64967#map=17/-15.00150/-65.64967) School U.E. Florida · San Ignacio 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.43088&mlon=-65.72992#map=17/-15.43088/-65.72992) 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 Ignacio Places mapped inside San Ignacio in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels16 - Schools46 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants5 - 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. ## Quick answers - Where is San Ignacio?In Moxos Province, Beni Department, Bolivia - What borders San Ignacio?Cocapata, Loreto, Palos Blancos, San Borja, San Javier, Santa Ana, Trinidad and Villa Tunari - What is there to see in San Ignacio?Atardecer en la laguna, Gran Cabildo Indigenal, Museo de Moxos, Museo de Arte Sacro Y Archivo Histórico, Territorio Indígena y Parque Nacional Isiboro Securé - What time zone is San Ignacio in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in San Ignacio?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in San Ignacio?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Ignacio?163 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Ignacio?Settlements lie between 147 m and 434 m - What is the best time to visit San Ignacio?May to August - How many hospitals are in San Ignacio?4 mapped - How many banks are in San Ignacio?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in San Ignacio?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Ignacio?BO080501 (OCHA common operational dataset)