# Montero Municipality, Obispo Santistéban Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/montero/

Municipality · Obispo Santistéban Province 

# Montero

Montero is a municipality of Bolivia in Obispo Santistéban Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers **246.8 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 288 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 247km²
- 288mapped services
- 293 mtypical elevation

## Where is Montero?

Montero lies in [Obispo Santistéban Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/), [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [General Saavedra](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/general-saavedra/), [Portachuelo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/sara/portachuelo/) and [Warnes](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/warnes/warnes/). By area it is the 299th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 4.9% of [Obispo Santistéban Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/). The centre of Montero is about 285 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.3408° S, 63.2429° 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 Montero

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Montero: 1 memorial; 1 museum.

- Casa Municipal de la Cultura de Montero · museum
- Coronel Marceliano Montero · memorial

### Nearby, outside Montero

- Casa de la Cultura de Portachuelo · museum, Portachuelo16 km
- Laguna · attraction, Warnes18 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: Montero

- 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

- Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) · Santa Cruz36 km
- El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) · Santa Cruz53 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 17:45).

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 Montero

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Montero. The largest with a recorded population: Montero (88,616). Settlements here lie between about 282 m and 320 m above sea level (median 293 m).

- Cabaña Todos Santos
- Celina Cañaveral
- Celina Los Jardines
- Celina Muyurina
- Centro
- Ciudadela Bioceanica del Norte
- Comunidad Villa Copacabana
- Condominio La Jupia
- Ecia Puesto Mendez
- El Cupesi
- El Porvenir
- El Recreo
- El Salitral
- El Sidral
- Estancia El Gavilán
- Estancia Rematillo
- Guabira
- La Abra
- La Arboleda
- La Loma
- Las Chacras
- Los Arroyos
- Los Fierros
- Montero
- Montero_
- Naranjal
- Puerto Méndez
- S. C. Aguilera
- San Antonio
- Torno
- URBANIZACIÓN LA PAJARILLA
- Urbanización "El Refugio"
- Urbanización La Estrella
- Urbanización Santa María
- Urbanización Todos Santos 5
- Villa Copacabana

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 Montero

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Guenda

### Getting around

3 airfields; 1 railway station.

- Comunidad Villa Copacabana
- Estación Montero
- Guabira
- Montero North

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 Montero 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Montero

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Consejo de Salud Rural Andino - Centro de Salud Villa Cochabamba · Montero 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.33736&mlon=-63.24870#map=17/-17.33736/-63.24870) 

Bank Banco Unión · Montero 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.34345&mlon=-63.24790#map=17/-17.34345/-63.24790) 

ATM Cajero Banco Union · Montero 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.34337&mlon=-63.24789#map=17/-17.34337/-63.24789) 

Petrol pump ES Asahi · Montero 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.33348&mlon=-63.25430#map=17/-17.33348/-63.25430) 

Hotel Hotel LUOSC · Montero 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.34329&mlon=-63.24550#map=17/-17.34329/-63.24550) 

Mall Mercado Germán Moreno · Montero 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.34296&mlon=-63.24912#map=17/-17.34296/-63.24912) 

School U.E. Daniel Rivero Ochoa · Montero 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.34030&mlon=-63.24516#map=17/-17.34030/-63.24516) 

College Instituto Tecnológico Sudamericano · Montero 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.34430&mlon=-63.25210#map=17/-17.34430/-63.25210) 

Police station Tránsito · Montero 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.34635&mlon=-63.25369#map=17/-17.34635/-63.25369) 

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 Montero

Places mapped inside Montero in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals32
- Banks10
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps12
- Hotels15
- Shopping malls3
- Schools24
- Colleges and universities7
- Pharmacies108
- Restaurants64
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics9

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 Obispo Santistéban Province

- Fernández Alonso
- General Saavedra
- Mineros
- San Pedro

## Quick answers

- Where is Montero?In Obispo Santistéban Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- What borders Montero?General Saavedra, Portachuelo and Warnes
- What is there to see in Montero?Casa Municipal de la Cultura de Montero, Coronel Marceliano Montero
- What time zone is Montero in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Montero?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Montero?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Montero?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Montero?Settlements lie between 282 m and 320 m
- What is the best time to visit Montero?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Montero?Consejo de Salud Rural Andino - Centro de Salud Villa Cochabamba, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Montero?Banco Unión, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Montero?Cajero Banco Union, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Montero?ES Asahi, about 1.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Montero?32 mapped
- How many banks are in Montero?10 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Montero?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Montero?12 mapped
- What is the P-code of Montero?BO071001 (OCHA common operational dataset)