# San Lorenzo Municipality, Madre de Dios Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/madre-de-dios/san-lorenzo/

Municipality · Madre de Dios Province 

# San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo is a municipality of Bolivia in Madre de Dios Province, Pando Department. It covers **3,161.5 km²**. 64 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,162km²
- 36mapped services
- 164 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Lorenzo?

San Lorenzo lies in [Madre de Dios Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/madre-de-dios/), [Pando Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Ixiamas](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/abel-iturralde/ixiamas/), [Puerto Gonzalo Moreno](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/madre-de-dios/puerto-gonzalo-moreno/), [Puerto Rico](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/manuripi/puerto-rico/), [Reyes](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/general-jose-ballivian/reyes/), [Riberalta](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/vaca-diez/riberalta/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/manuripi/san-pedro/) and [Sena](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/madre-de-dios/sena/). By area it is the 75th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 26.4% of [Madre de Dios Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/pando/madre-de-dios/). The centre of San Lorenzo is about 825 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 11.7906° S, 66.9365° 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 Lorenzo

### Nearby, outside San Lorenzo

- Reserva Natural de Inmovilización Madre de Dios · nature reserve, Sena19 km

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 Lorenzo

- 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

- Puerto Rico Airport (PUR) · Puerto Rico/Manuripi101 km
- Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez Airport (RIB) · Riberalta128 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:44, 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 San Lorenzo

Open gazetteers list **64 villages, towns and localities** in San Lorenzo. Settlements here lie between about 135 m and 211 m above sea level (median 164 m).

- 27 de Mayo
- Alta Gracia
- Barraca Fortaleza
- Bitumbo
- Blanca Flor
- Brigida
- Charal
- Chorrillos
- Comunidad Campesina Navidad
- Comunidad Indigena San Jorge
- Comunidad Palmira
- Comunidad Samaria
- Copacabana
- Costa Rica
- Datibiti
- Estancia Nueva Ethea
- Estancia San Juan
- Estancia Santa Fe
- Ethea Viejo
- Exaltación
- Floresta
- Galilea
- Genechiquia
- Iberia
- Indígena Tacana Retorno
- La Cruz
- Lituania
- Loreto
- Los Reyes
- Maco
- Nanagua
- Naranjal
- Navidad
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Palestina
- Pascana
- Predio Privado Ethea
- Puerto Copacabana
- Purgatorio
- Rancho San Francisco
- Remanso
- Remanzo
- Rosario
- San Antonio
- San Jorge
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- San Martin
- San Martín
- San Salvador
- Santa Anita
- Santa Elena
- Santa Elena Nueva
- Santa Rosita la Nueva
- Santa Teresa
- Sinai
- Sinaí
- Socavón
- Trigalito
- Trinidacito
- Vista Alegre
- Viña del Rio
- Viña del Río

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 Lorenzo

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Arroyo Alpina
- Arroyo Canadá
- Arroyo Copacabana
- Arroyo Esada
- Arroyo Maravillas
- Arroyo Rosario
- Arroyo Salitral
- Río Genechiquia

### Coast and islands

3 islands.

- Isla de Acosta
- Isla de Palo
- Isla de Patos

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Blanca Flor 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 Lorenzo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Madre de Dios Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,655 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (271 mm) and the driest Jul (20 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 25 250 

Feb 25 271 

Mar 25 226 

Apr 25 141 

May 24 70 

Jun 24 28 

Jul 25 20 

Aug 27 30 

Sep 29 66 

Oct 28 135 

Nov 27 177 

Dec 26 241 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Lorenzo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Blanca Flor · San Lorenzo 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.72475&mlon=-66.92954#map=17/-11.72475/-66.92954) 

School Unidad Educativa 2 de Agosto de Remanzo · San Lorenzo 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.78296&mlon=-66.92010#map=17/-11.78296/-66.92010) 

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 Lorenzo

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

- Hospitals3
- Schools33

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 Madre de Dios Province

- Puerto Gonzalo Moreno
- Sena

## Quick answers

- Where is San Lorenzo?In Madre de Dios Province, Pando Department, Bolivia
- What borders San Lorenzo?Ixiamas, Puerto Gonzalo Moreno, Puerto Rico, Reyes, Riberalta, San Pedro and Sena
- What is there to see in San Lorenzo?Reserva Natural de Inmovilización Madre de Dios
- What time zone is San Lorenzo in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in San Lorenzo?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in San Lorenzo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Lorenzo?64 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Lorenzo?Settlements lie between 135 m and 211 m
- What is the best time to visit San Lorenzo?May to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Lorenzo?Centro de Salud Blanca Flor, about 7.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in San Lorenzo?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Lorenzo?BO090302 (OCHA common operational dataset)