# Guarayos Province, Santa Cruz Department – Municipalities

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/guarayos/

Province · Santa Cruz Department 

# Guarayos Province

Guarayos Province is a province of Bolivia in Santa Cruz Department. It covers **33,324.9 km²**. It is divided into 3 municipalities. 313 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 98 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 33,325km²
- 3municipalities
- 98mapped services

## Where is Guarayos Province?

Guarayos Province lies in [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 8 other provinces: [Cercado Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/), [Chapare Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/chapare/), [Ichilo Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/ichilo/), [Iténez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/), [Marbán Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/marban/), [Obispo Santistéban Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/), [Sara Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/sara/) and [Ñuflo De Chávez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/nuflo-de-chavez/). By area it is the 8th largest of 112 provinces in Bolivia. It covers 9.0% of [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/). The centre of Guarayos Province is about 475 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. It is about 283 km from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the main town of Santa Cruz Department. The centre point is at 15.2443° S, 63.1945° 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 Guarayos Province

OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Guarayos Province: 8 attractions; 1 monument.

- "Los turos" cementerio indígena · attraction
- Cabaña don Juan · attraction
- Cliente Fermín Torrico · attraction
- Combate · attraction
- Comunidad Combate · attraction
- Los Turos" Cementerio Indígena · attraction
- Restos de Accidente Aereo · attraction
- casa Pluto · attraction
- Padre Esteban Gebhard · 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: Guarayos Province

- 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) · Trinidad191 km
- Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) · Santa Cruz267 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:37) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:49).

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.

## Municipalities of Guarayos Province

Municipality Area km² Localities Services 

[Ascención de Guarayos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/guarayos/ascencion-de-guarayos/) 9,039 92 72 

[El Puente](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/guarayos/el-puente/) 7,949 160 13 

[Urubicha](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/guarayos/urubicha/) 16,337 78 13 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Guarayos Province

Open gazetteers list **313 villages, towns and localities** in Guarayos Province. The largest with a recorded population: Ascención de Guarayos (18,816), Ascensión (14,429) and Urubichá (3,267). Settlements here lie between about 164 m and 682 m above sea level (median 239 m).

- 1 de Mayo
- 1 de Octubre
- 10 de Noviembre
- 16 de Julio
- 2 de Octubre
- 23 de Julio
- 24 de Julio
- 31 de Julio
- 6 de Abril
- Agraria Campesina la Vertiente
- Agraria Ipacñaro
- Agraria Nueva Esperanza
- Agraria San Martín
- Agraria Taiga
- Agraria Yeyu
- Agropecuaria 23 de Marzo
- Agropecuaria Cherumino
- Agropecuaria MonteCristo
- Agropecuaria Tacuaral
- Agropecuaria Veintitrés de Marzo
- Agua Caliente
- Agua Dulce
- Alvis
- Antofagasta
- Arca de Noe
- Arca de Noé
- Arroyito Nuevo
- Ascención de Guarayos
- Ascension
- Ascensión
- Ascensión de Guarayos
- Asociación Agropecuaria el Cañon
- Asunta
- Azul
- Bonanza
- Brecha Casarabe
- Buena Hora
- Cachuela
- Cachuela Chapacura
- Campamento Mafi Yotau
- Campesina Chocolatal
- Campesina Entre Ríos
- Campesina Indígena Agricola Ganadera CA
- Campesina Indígena Tres de Octubre
- Campesina San José Obrero
- Campesina el Patujusal
- Campesina el Yesqueral
- Campo Grande
- Can Luis
- Carmen Viejo
- Cañón
- Centinela
- Cerebo
- Cerro Chico
- Cerro Grande
- Cherenta
- Chocolatal
- Codicia
- Colonia Menonita El Manantial
- Colonia Menonita la Estrella
- Comunidad Agraria Campesina Canaan
- Comunidad Agraria Taiga
- Comunidad Campesina Indigena 3 de Octubre
- Comunidad Cherenta
- Comunidad Indigena Agraria El Yeyo
- Comunidad Indigena Agraria Urkupiña
- Comunidad Indigena Agropecuaria Simon Bolivar
- Comunidad Indigena Ascension Apvc
- Comunidad Indigena Campesina Agua Dulce
- Comunidad Indigena Maria del Rosario
- Comunidad Indigena Santa Ana el Cruce
- Comunidad Indigena Villa Fatima
- Comunidad Monte Rico
- Comunidad Nueva Esperanza
- Condor de los Andes Nucleo 48-7
- Cristo Rey
- Cruz del Sur
- Cuatro de Agosto
- Curiche
- Cururu
- Delicias
- Dieciséis de Julio
- Diez de Noviembre
- Dos de Octubre
- El Carmen
- El Carmen Nucleo 53
- El Carmen Núcleo Cincuenta y Tres
- El Cerro
- El Chafroso
- El Combate
- El Mocho
- El Pocito
- El Porvenir
- El Puente
- El Puesto
- El Puquio
- El Suto
- El Tacuaral Dos
- El Torno
- El Verde
- Estrella
- Florida
- Gloria
- Glorieta
- Guapay
- Guayaboche
- Hacienda Ganadera
- Indígena Agraria Urkupiña
- Indígena Agraria el Yeyo
- Indígena Agropecuaria Simón Bolívar
- Indígena Campesina Agua Dulce
- Indígena Campesina Corazón de Jesús
- Indígena Cinco de Julio
- Indígena Ganadera Patuju
- Indígena Grupo Motorial Monterico
- Indígena Maria del Rosario
- Indígena Maximo
- Indígena Quince de Agosto Caruguata
- Indígena San Marcos
- Indígena San Rafael
- Indígena Santa Ana el Cruce
- Indígena Santa María
- Indígena Urazapucay
- Indígena Villa Fatima
- Isla de Yotau
- Iyozar II
- Jesús de Nazareno
- Junín
- Júpiter
- Karaya Karayaigua
- La Cachuela
- La Chonta
- La Cruz
- La Esperanza del Carmen
- La Guardia
- La Hormiga
- La Luna
- La Pobreza
- La Victoria
- Laguna Corazon Sur
- Laguna Corazon del Norte
- Laguna Corazon del Sur
- Laguna Corazón Norte
- Laguna Corazón Sur
- Laguna Corazón del Sur
- Lagunillas
- Lapacoz
- Limoncito
- Limoncito II
- Los Chacos
- Los Ciervos
- María de los Ángeles
- Menonita
- Menonita Villa Cariño
- Miami
- Miraflores
- Momene
- Monseñor Salvatierra
- Monte Hermoso Núcleo Cuarenta y Tres - Siete
- Monte Sinai
- Montenegro
- Monterrey
- Naranjito
- Naranjito II
- Noria
- Nueva Ascención
- Nueva Belén
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Jerusalen
- Nueva Jerusalén
- Nueva Ventura
- Nuevo Amanecer Nucleo 49
- Nuevo Amanecer Núcleo Cuarenta y Nueve
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Núcleo Setenta y Siete la Union
- Ocho de Septiembre
- Once Por Ciento
- Oriental Núcleo Cuarenta
- Palmarito
- Palmira
- Pantanal
- Paraíso
- Pedro Murillo Nucleo 44
- Pedro Murillo Núcleo Cuarenta y Cuatro
- Perseverancia
- Primero de Abril
- Primero de Mayo
- Primero de Octubre
- Providencia
- Pueblos Unidos
- Puerto Alvis
- Puerto Luis
- Puerto la Cruz
- Puerto Ñuflo de Chavez
- Quebrada Blanca
- Rancho Grande
- Retiro
- Rio Blanco
- Rio Chico
- Río Blanco
- Río Chico
- Río San Julian
- Salvatierra
- Samaria
- San Agustín I
- San Andres
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Antonio de Guarayos
- San Antonio del Junte
- San Antonio del Junto
- San Francisco
- San Francisco de Asis
- San Francisco de Asís
- San Gregorio
- San Isidro Guaymini
- San Jorge
- San José
- San Juan de Safreros
- San Julian
- San Luis
- San Miguel
- San Pablo
- San Pedro
- San Pedro Burtón
- San Pedro Limón
- San Pedro de Cururu
- San Ramón
- San Roque
- Santa Ana
- Santa Anita
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Nucleo 51
- Santa Bárbara Núcleo Cincuenta y Uno
- Santa Maria
- Santa Maria 1
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa I
- Santa Rosa II
- Santa Rosita
- Sausini Oriental
- Seis de Abril
- Sindicato Agrario 16 de Junio II
- Sindicato Agrario Dieciseis de Junio II
- Sindicato Agrario Exaltación
- Sindicato Agrario Iyozar I
- Sindicato Agrario Mocobi
- Sindicato Agrario San Juan de Lomerio
- Sindicato Agrario San Salvador
- Sindicato Agrario el Coquinal
- Sindicato Agrario la Banda
- Sindicato Agropecuario Agua Linda
- Sindicato Chiquitano Nueva Esperanza
- Sindicato Dieciseis de Junio
- Sol de America
- Sol de América
- Surucusi
- Suypacha Nucleo 41
- Suypacha Núcleo Cuarenta y Uno
- Tamachi
- Tamarindo
- Tayasuiwa
- Tichelas
- Todos Santos
- Torrez
- Treinta de Mayo
- Treinta y Uno de Julio
- Tres Hermanos
- Tres de Mayo
- Unión Tres
- Uribicha
- Urubicha
- Urubichá
- Veinte de Julio
- Veinte y Cuatro de Septiembre
- Veinticuatro Septiembre
- Veinticuatro de Julio
- Veintiséis de Agosto
- Veintitrés de Julio
- Veintitrés de Junio
- Verano
- Versalles
- Villa Esperanza Nucleo 50
- Villa Esperanza Núcleo Cincuenta
- Villa Imperial Cuarenta y Cinco
- Villa Imperial Nucleo 45
- Villa Linares
- Villa Mendez
- Villa Rosario
- Villa San Juan
- Villa Serrano
- Virgen de Cotoca
- Yabochi
- Yacarepirer
- Yaguaru
- Yaguarú
- Yotau
- Yotaú
- Zapocoz
- Zona Agraria Arroyito Nuevo
- Zona Agraria Camino Viejo Trinitario
- Zona Agraria Jesús Nazareno
- Zona Agraria Karayagua
- Zona Agraria Monte Verde
- Zona Agraria San José Obrero
- Zona Agraria San Miguel
- Zona Agraria Santa María
- Zona Agraria Tembegwasu
- Zona Agraria el Progreso
- Zona Agraria la Quijada
- Zona Agraria los Tajibos
- Zona Agria de San Andrés

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 Guarayos Province

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

### Water

21 rivers and streams; 12 lakes.

- Arroyo Capiguaras
- Arroyo Herrería
- Arroyo La Plata
- Arroyo Surybis
- España Lake
- Laguna Alberto
- Laguna Chikapa
- Laguna Concepción
- Laguna Cueva
- Laguna Kaaupa
- Laguna Negra
- Laguna Ramón
- Laguna Santo Corazón
- Laguna de Palmita
- Pistola Lake
- Río Agua Caliente
- Río Alegría
- Río Arroyón
- Río Bibosi
- Río Carvallo
- Río Colegio
- Río Marayo
- Río Negro
- Río Negro

…and 9 more.

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Iguitinchi · 308 m
- Cerro de las Abejas · 250 m
- Cerro de San Joaquín · 219 m
- Cerro de la Cueva · 187 m
- Cerro del Carmen · 181 m

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Ascención de Guarayos 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 Guarayos Province and the best time to visit

In Guarayos Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,350 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (225 mm) and the driest Aug (24 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 26 225 

Feb 25 215 

Mar 26 159 

Apr 25 96 

May 24 68 

Jun 24 36 

Jul 24 25 

Aug 26 24 

Sep 28 39 

Oct 28 105 

Nov 28 143 

Dec 26 215 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Guarayos Province

Places mapped inside Guarayos Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals3
- Banks6
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels11
- Schools42
- Pharmacies9
- Restaurants20
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics2

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 Guarayos Province?In Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- What borders Guarayos Province?Cercado Province, Chapare Province, Ichilo Province, Iténez Province, Marbán Province, Obispo Santistéban Province, Sara Province and Ñuflo De Chávez Province
- What is there to see in Guarayos Province?"Los turos" cementerio indígena, Cabaña don Juan, Cliente Fermín Torrico, Combate
- What time zone is Guarayos Province in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Guarayos Province?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Guarayos Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Guarayos Province?313 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guarayos Province?Settlements lie between 164 m and 682 m
- What is the highest point in Guarayos Province?Cerro Iguitinchi (308 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Guarayos Province?April to August
- How many hospitals are in Guarayos Province?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Guarayos Province?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Guarayos Province?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Guarayos Province?BO0715 (OCHA common operational dataset)