Municipality · Obispo Santistéban Province # General Saavedra General Saavedra is a municipality of Bolivia in Obispo Santistéban Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers 534.9 km². 57 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 535 km² - 7 mapped services - 260 m typical elevation ## Where is General Saavedra? General Saavedra lies in Obispo Santistéban Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It borders 5 other municipalities: Mineros, Montero, Portachuelo, San Julián and Warnes. By area it is the 250th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 10.6% of Obispo Santistéban Province. The centre of General Saavedra is about 307 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.1416° S, 63.1523° W. Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: General Saavedra - 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 56 km - El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) · Santa Cruz 75 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 17:45). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; 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 General Saavedra Open gazetteers list 57 villages, towns and localities in General Saavedra. Settlements here lie between about 233 m and 285 m above sea level (median 260 m). - 12 de Octubre - 27 de Mayo - Agua Dulce - Aroma 1 - Aroma Cinco - Aroma Dos - Aroma IV - Aroma Tres - Aroma Uno - Barrio Lindo - Barrio Negro - Blanca Rosa Meneses Delgadillo - Breme - Callejón Avaroa - Chane Bedoya - Comunidad San Lorenzo - Cruz Soleto - Doce de Octubre - El Barrial - El Fortín - El Torno - El Torno Pueblo - Estacada - Estancia Los Angeles - Faja Bolívar - General Saavedra - Juan de Bremen - Las Chacras - Las Petas - Lomas de Vivos - Lotes Hoyos - Mariscal Sucre - Naico - Perseverancia - Pico de Monte - Potrero de Mineros - Poza Caimanes - Puente Caimanes - Puerto Zambrana - Puesto Arenas - Rancho Linares - Rinconcito - San Juan de Santa Martha - San Lorenzo - San Salvador - Santa Bárbara - Santa Martha - Santa María - Santa Teresa - Seis de Agosto - Sixto Suárez - Terranova - Urbanización Floripondio I - Urbanización Medina 4 - Veintisiete de Mayo - Villa Copacabana - Villa Esterita Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of General Saavedra Named natural and historic features inside General Saavedra, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río La Madre ### Getting around 3 airfields. - Estancia Bolpebra - Perseverancia South - Santa Maria 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 General Saavedra and the best time to visit Using the climate of Obispo Santistéban Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (179 mm) and the driest Jul (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are April to September. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 27 | 179 | | Feb | 26 | 165 | | Mar | 26 | 124 | | Apr | 26 | 92 | | May | 24 | 77 | | Jun | 23 | 54 | | Jul | 23 | 28 | | Aug | 25 | 38 | | Sep | 28 | 43 | | Oct | 29 | 95 | | Nov | 28 | 119 | | Dec | 27 | 154 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from General Saavedra | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Centro De Diagnóstico Médico APCCM · Mineros | 8.8 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Prodem · Mineros | 8.8 km | Map | | ATM | Cajero Banco Union · Montero | 25 km | Map | | Petrol pump | EE.SS. Petronorte Tarifa · Mineros | 8.1 km | Map | | Hotel | Complejo Turístico Mil Varas · Mineros | 9.2 km | Map | | Mall | Hornos San Rafael · Montero | 24 km | Map | | School | U.E. 24 de Junio · General Saavedra | 6.7 km | Map | | College | Instituto Tecnológico Sudamericano · Montero | 25 km | Map | | Police station | PNB · Mineros | 8.7 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 General Saavedra Places mapped inside General Saavedra in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Petrol pumps 1 - Schools 5 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 Obispo Santistéban Province - Fernández Alonso - Mineros - Montero - San Pedro ## Quick answers - Where is General Saavedra? In Obispo Santistéban Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia - What borders General Saavedra? Mineros, Montero, Portachuelo, San Julián and Warnes - What time zone is General Saavedra in? UTC−4 - What currency is used in General Saavedra? Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in General Saavedra? Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in General Saavedra? 57 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of General Saavedra? Settlements lie between 233 m and 285 m - What is the best time to visit General Saavedra? April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to General Saavedra? Centro De Diagnóstico Médico APCCM, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to General Saavedra? Banco Prodem, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to General Saavedra? Cajero Banco Union, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to General Saavedra? EE.SS. Petronorte Tarifa, about 8.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in General Saavedra? 1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in General Saavedra? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of General Saavedra? BO071002 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Municipality - Area: 534.9 km² - P-code: BO071002 - Province: Obispo Santistéban Province --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/general-saavedra/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.