Municipality · Chiquitos Province # San José San José is a municipality of Bolivia in Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers 19,094.3 km². 173 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 69 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19,094 km² - 69 mapped services - 305 m typical elevation ## Where is San José? San José lies in Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It borders 6 other municipalities: Charagua, Pailón, Roboré, San Matías, San Miguel and San Rafael. By area it is the 9th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 47.7% of Chiquitos Province. The centre of San José is about 529 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7127° S, 60.4430° W. Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around San José OpenStreetMap lists 11 named sights in San José: 5 attractions; 2 viewpoints; 2 museums; 1 memorial; 1 archaeological site. - Museo Santa Cruz La Vieja · museum - Museo de la Misión Jesuitica de San José de Chiquitos · museum - Sitio Arqueológico Santa Cruz la Vieja · archaeological site - Mirador de Ñuflo · viewpoint - Valle de la Luna · viewpoint - Artesanías · attraction - Balneario "El Suto" · attraction - La Ventana · attraction - Pitagoras · attraction - Sendero Turubó · attraction - Ñuflo de Chavez · memorial Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: San José - Time zone UTC−4, no daylight saving · America/La_Paz - Currency Boliviano (BOB) - Country calling code +591 - Languages Spanish, Quechua, Aymara - Plug types Type A, C · 115/230 V - Driving side Right ### Nearest airports - Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) · Santa Cruz 285 km - El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) · Santa Cruz 289 km ### Nearest railway station Estación San José de Chiquitos (San José), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:34). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). 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 José Open gazetteers list 173 villages, towns and localities in San José. Settlements here lie between about 247 m and 659 m above sea level (median 305 m). - 12 de Abril - 2 de Agosto - Agroganadera Paraíso - Agua Caliente - Agua Zande - Asunción - Ayorea San José Obrero - Azucaro - Bengur - Berlin - Berlín - Boqui - Buena Vista - Cahama - Campesina Agropecuaria Diecinueve de Noviembre - Campesina Aguas Bravas - Campesina Paurito - Campesina Perla del Norte - Campesina Tajibo Dos - Campesina Tajibo Uno - Campesina el Soto - Campesina la Salvadora - Campesina la Victoria - Candelaria - Carupau - Colonia Menonita Valle Hermoso - Colonia San Juan - Colonia Taperitas - Colonia Tres Palmas - Comunidad Agroganadera Paraiso - Comunidad Ayorea San Jose Obrero - Comunidad Campesina Agropecuaria 19 de Noviembre - Comunidad Campesina El Soto - Comunidad Campesina Paurito - Comunidad El Manantial P1 - Comunidad El Manantial P2 - Comunidad Indigena Virgen de Urkupiña - Comunidad La Esperanza - Comunidad La Victoria II - Corralito - Crecencia - Cristo Rey - Cruz Blanca - Doce de Abril - Dolores - Dos de Agosto - El Bajío - El Progreso - El Vi - Encrucijada - Entre Rios - Entre Ríos - Esperanza - Estancia Ayacucho - Estancia Azucaro - Estancia San Antonio - Estancia Uruguayito - Fatima - Gran Imperio - Guanema - Guaraná - Guarayuca - Hacienda Verde - India Muerta - Indígena Chiquitana Santa Fe - Indígena Primero de Mayo - Indígena Virgen de Urkupiña - Ipias - Ipiás - Itai - Jesús - La Caveta - La Curva - La Fortuna - La Fortuna 2 - La Fortuna Dos - La Honda - Laguna - Las Casetas - Las Colinas - Las Conchas - Las Lajas - Las Misiones - Las Piedras - Las Porongos - Los Bibosis - Los Cántaros - Los Portigos - Los Tajibos - Losiros - Lourdes - Manantial - Menonita Nuevo Mexico - Menonita Nuevo México - Menonita Valle Hermoso - Motacucito - Musuruquita - Naranjo - Natividad - Nianami - Nueva Esperanza - Nueva Futuro - Nueva Jerusalen - Nuevo Horizonte - Ocho de Diciembre - Osiri - Pacamona - Palmar - Pascana - Paso - Paunoca - Peniel - Piococa - Pionero Chiquitano - Pororo - Portoncito - Pozo del Cura - Propiedad los Robles - Purubi - Quimome - Quituquiña - Ramada - Reyes - San Agustín - San Antonio - San Blas - San Borja - San Ceferino - San Ignacio - San Ignacioma - San Joaquín - San Jose - San Josema - San José - San José de Chiquitos - San Juan - San Juan de Chiquitos - San Juan de Tapera - San Juan de Taperas - San Juan del Norte - San Juanama - San Lorenzo - San Luis - San Manuel - San Miguel - San Miguelito - San Pablo - San Pedro - San Ramos - San Ramón - San Silvestre - San Vicente - Santa Bárbara - Santa Martha - Santa María - Santa Rosita - Santa Teresita - Siripiti - Socori - Sutó - Tajibo 1 - Tapera de Santiago - Taperas - Taperita - Tauca - Trinidad - Troncos - Turuguapá - Uracivique - Uruguayito - Valle Verde - Villa Nueva - Zapalluca Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of San José Named natural and historic features inside San José, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Arroyo Ipias - Río San Lorenzo ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Serranía de San José · 327 m - Cerro Hilarión · 257 m ### Getting around 2 railway stations; 1 airport. - Estación Cerro Jesús - Estación Ipias - San Jose De Chiquitos Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in San José and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiquitos Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C). About 944 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (151 mm) and the driest Aug (26 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are March to September. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 28 | 151 | | Feb | 27 | 127 | | Mar | 27 | 105 | | Apr | 26 | 71 | | May | 23 | 67 | | Jun | 22 | 36 | | Jul | 23 | 28 | | Aug | 25 | 26 | | Sep | 27 | 41 | | Oct | 29 | 76 | | Nov | 29 | 100 | | Dec | 28 | 116 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San José | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Caja Petrolera · San José | 34 km | Map | | Bank | Western Union · San José | 35 km | Map | | Petrol pump | EE.SS. Petroleos y Derivados Quiroz · San José | 34 km | Map | | Hotel | Hostal Sagrado Corazon · San José | 23 km | Map | | School | U.E. San Juan Bautista · San José | 23 km | Map | | College | UE German Busch · San José | 35 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in San José Places mapped inside San José in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 7 - Banks 5 - Petrol pumps 3 - Hotels 27 - Schools 11 - Colleges and universities 1 - Pharmacies 8 - Restaurants 5 - Dental clinics 2 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other municipalities in Chiquitos Province - Pailón - Roboré ## Quick answers - Where is San José? In Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia - What borders San José? Charagua, Pailón, Roboré, San Matías, San Miguel and San Rafael - What is there to see in San José? Artesanías, Balneario "El Suto", La Ventana, Mirador de Ñuflo - What time zone is San José in? UTC−4 - What currency is used in San José? Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in San José? Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San José? 173 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San José? Settlements lie between 247 m and 659 m - What is the highest point in San José? Serranía de San José (327 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San José? March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to San José? Caja Petrolera, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San José? Western Union, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San José? EE.SS. Petroleos y Derivados Quiroz, about 34 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San José? 7 mapped - How many banks are in San José? 5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in San José? 3 mapped - What is the P-code of San José? BO070501 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Municipality - Area: 19,094.3 km² - P-code: BO070501 - Province: Chiquitos Province --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/chiquitos/san-jose/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.