# Santos Mercado Municipality, Federico Román Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/federico-roman/santos-mercado/

Municipality · Federico Román Province 

# Santos Mercado

Santos Mercado is a municipality of Bolivia in Federico Román Province, Pando Department. It covers **6,608.8 km²**. 108 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,609km²
- 6mapped services
- 154 mtypical elevation

## Where is Santos Mercado?

Santos Mercado lies in [Federico Román Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/federico-roman/), [Pando Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Ingavi](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/abuna/ingavi/), [Nueva Esperanza](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/federico-roman/nueva-esperanza/) and [Villa Nueva](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/federico-roman/villa-nueva/). By area it is the 42nd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 50.5% of [Federico Román Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/federico-roman/). The centre of Santos Mercado is about 1,000 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 10.0781° S, 66.1575° 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: Santos Mercado

- 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

- Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez Airport (RIB) · Riberalta104 km
- Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) · Guayaramerín124 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 18:10).

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 Santos Mercado

Open gazetteers list **108 villages, towns and localities** in Santos Mercado. Settlements here lie between about 107 m and 203 m above sea level (median 154 m).

- 19 de Septiembre
- 7 de Enero
- Agua Blanca
- Alianza
- Almendros II
- Argelia
- Arica
- Asis
- Barrero
- Bella Vista
- Belmonte
- Benjamín
- Bravo
- Buen Futuro
- Buena Esperanza
- Buena Suerte
- Buena Vista
- Buriti
- Caimán
- Campesina Paraiso
- Campo Verde
- Cardoza
- Carvalho
- Castilla
- Chiquitos
- Chiripa
- Colonia
- Colonia Peruana
- Copacabana
- Correo
- Crucero
- Dantes
- Depósito
- Destacamento
- Envidia
- Eureka
- Floresta
- Frontera
- Gamaleira
- Gratillano
- Horquilla
- Illimani
- Integración
- La Cruz
- Lago
- Lameron
- Layquinqui
- Limones
- Linasta
- Los Almendros
- Magdalena
- Mangalito
- Manorana
- Manú
- Martínez
- Mil Kilos
- Molino
- Montevideo
- Montinea
- Morada Nueva
- Moresuna
- Nazaret
- Nombre
- Nueva California
- Padilla
- Pajarito
- Palmar
- Perseverancia
- Polaina
- Porvenir
- Prosperidad
- Puerto Bolívar
- Puerto Manu
- Puerto Oporto
- Puerto Sucre
- Resaca
- Rocha
- Sambal
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Jose
- San José
- San Juan
- San Luis
- San Martin
- San Martin Tacana
- San Martín
- San Martín Tacana
- San Pedro
- San Sebastián
- Santa María
- Santo Domingo
- Severino
- Siete de Enero
- Siringalito
- Tabuary
- Tacha
- Tacna
- Tamarindo
- Tohuari
- Trempes
- Tres Palos
- Triunfo
- Vacahua
- Varca Varca
- Villa Horizonte
- Villa Victoria
- Yacuma

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 Santos Mercado

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Arroyo Cuyuvin Chico
- Arroyo Pahyal
- Arroyo Verdún
- Arroyo de las Indias
- Río Isla
- Río Manu
- Río Pacahuaras

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 Santos Mercado and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Federico Román Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 30 °C) and the coolest is May (25 °C). About 1,625 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (258 mm) and the driest Jul (17 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 246 

Feb 25 258 

Mar 25 232 

Apr 25 141 

May 25 73 

Jun 25 25 

Jul 26 17 

Aug 29 25 

Sep 30 66 

Oct 29 126 

Nov 27 174 

Dec 26 241 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santos Mercado

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School UE 1 de Abril · Santos Mercado 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.26207&mlon=-66.12878#map=17/-10.26207/-66.12878) 

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 Santos Mercado

Places mapped inside Santos Mercado in open map data, by type.

- Schools6

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 Federico Román Province

- Nueva Esperanza
- Villa Nueva

## Quick answers

- Where is Santos Mercado?In Federico Román Province, Pando Department, Bolivia
- What borders Santos Mercado?Ingavi, Nueva Esperanza and Villa Nueva
- What time zone is Santos Mercado in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Santos Mercado?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Santos Mercado?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santos Mercado?108 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Santos Mercado?Settlements lie between 107 m and 203 m
- What is the best time to visit Santos Mercado?May to July
- What is the P-code of Santos Mercado?BO090503 (OCHA common operational dataset)
