# Santa Rosa Municipality, Sara Province, Santa Cruz Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/sara/santa-rosa/ Municipality · Sara Province # Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is a municipality of Bolivia in Sara Province, Santa Cruz Department. It covers **4,093.5 km²**. 131 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,093km² - 10mapped services - 232 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Rosa? Santa Rosa lies in [Sara Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/sara/), [Santa Cruz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [El Puente](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/guarayos/el-puente/), [Mineros](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/mineros/), [Portachuelo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/sara/portachuelo/), [San Carlos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/ichilo/san-carlos/), [San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/ichilo/san-juan/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/obispo-santisteban/san-pedro/) and [Yapacaní](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/ichilo/yapacani/). By area it is the 60th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 74.5% of [Sara Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/santa-cruz/sara/). The centre of Santa Rosa is about 311 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 16.5741° S, 63.8627° 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 Santa Rosa OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Santa Rosa: 1 attraction. - asubi · attraction 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: Santa Rosa - 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 Cruz142 km - El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) · Santa Cruz156 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:37) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:41, 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. ## Villages and localities in Santa Rosa Open gazetteers list **131 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rosa. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rosa del Sara (5,251). Settlements here lie between about 202 m and 305 m above sea level (median 232 m). - 12 de Agosto - 16 de Julio - 2 de Agosto - 21 de Marzo - 24 de Septiembre - 3 de Mayo - 4 de Junio - 4 de Marzo - 6 de Enero - Agrupación Agraria Lomerio Uno - Agrupación Villa Cotoca - Agua - Arroyos - Asociación de Pequeños Productores Agropecuarios Virgen de Guadalupe - Asubi - Azubi - Azurduy - Banda Oriental 1 - Barranco Ibare - Bellas Niguas - Campesina Agroforestal 15 de Septiembre - Campesina Astillero Dos - Campesina Palacios - Campesina Veinticinco de Julio - Campesino de Productores Agroecológicos - Canandoa - Chaparral - Cinco - Cochabambita - Comunidad Campesina Agroforestal Bolivar - Cuatro Ojos - Cuatro Ojos Pirai - Cuatro de Marzo - Curichon - Dieciséis de Julio - Doce de Agosto - El Astillero - El Colorado - El Potrero y Ojitos - El Recreo - El Remate - Estancia El Arenalito - Estrella del Norte - Faja Central 4 - Faja Quinta - Sexta - Faja Quintana Sexta - Fangos - Galilea - Grande Remanso - Guadalupe - Inundadizo - Jerusalén - La Embocada - La Esperanza - La Isla - La Planchada - Lagunilla - Las Pavas - Las Petas - Las Piedras - Loma Alta - Los Andes - Los Limos - Monte Grande - Monte Rico - Monterrey - Naranjillo - Nueva America - Nueva América - Palacios - Palo Escrito - Palometa - Palometas - Peta Grande - Planchada 2 - Playa Celia - Potrero - Puerto Saipina - Rancho Grande - Rincon de Palometas - Rincón de Palometas - Rio Nuevo - Río Nuevo - San Jorge - San Juan del Pirai - San Luis - San Miguel - Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa del Sara - Santa Rosita - Santo Domingo - Seis de Enero - Sindicato Agrario Cinco de Mayo - Sindicato Agrario Colorado - Sindicato Agrario Juanchulo - Sindicato Agrario Lagunillas - Sindicato Agrario Nueva Esperanza - Sindicato Agrario Nueve de Abril - Sindicato Agrario Palacios - Sindicato Agrario Palometilla - Sindicato Agrario Saipina - Sindicato Agrario Salvador - Sindicato Agrario Santa Cruz - Sindicato Agrario Seis de Enero los Mandarinos - Sindicato Agrario Veinticinco de Agosto - Sindicato Agrario Veintisiete de Mayo - Sindicato Agrario la Planchada II - Sindicato Agrariolos Bibosis - Sindicato Aguas Negras - Sindicato Berlin I - Sindicato Berlin II - Sindicato Berlín I - Sindicato Berlín II - Sindicato Doce de Octubre - Sindicato Nazareth - Sindicato Nuevo Horizonte - Sindicato Tierras Nuevas - Sindicato Virgen de Cotoca - Sindicato de Campesinos Belén - Sindicato de Mayo - Sindicato el Remanzo - Sindicato las Pavas - Soberania - Tacucito - Torno La Madre - Veinticuatro de Septiembre - Villa 14 de Septiembre - Villa Catorce de Septiembre - Villa Imperial - Virgen de Copacabana - Virgen de Guadalupe 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 Santa Rosa Named natural and historic features inside Santa Rosa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Arroyo Tacuaral - Laguna Barrosa - Laguna Juanchulo - Río Asuvicito - Río Lupe - Río Palacios - Río Saipina ### Getting around 6 airfields. - Comunidad Loma Alto - El Remate - Rincon Palometas - Santa Rosa del Sara - Santa Rosa del Sara North - Santa Rosa del Sara West 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 Santa Rosa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sara Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,177 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (174 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 27 174 Feb 26 166 Mar 26 121 Apr 26 93 May 23 78 Jun 23 67 Jul 23 34 Aug 25 38 Sep 28 45 Oct 29 92 Nov 28 116 Dec 27 152 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Rosa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital CS Los Andes (1er Nivel) · Santa Rosa 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.88641&mlon=-63.83091#map=17/-16.88641/-63.83091) Petrol pump EE.SS. Saye · San Pedro 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.53552&mlon=-63.71254#map=17/-16.53552/-63.71254) School U.E. Monte Rey · Santa Rosa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56249&mlon=-63.96947#map=17/-16.56249/-63.96947) 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 Santa Rosa Places mapped inside Santa Rosa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools7 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 Sara Province - Colpa Bélgica - Portachuelo ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rosa?In Sara Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia - What borders Santa Rosa?El Puente, Mineros, Portachuelo, San Carlos, San Juan, San Pedro and Yapacaní - What is there to see in Santa Rosa?asubi - What time zone is Santa Rosa in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Santa Rosa?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Santa Rosa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Rosa?131 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Rosa?Settlements lie between 202 m and 305 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Rosa?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rosa?CS Los Andes (1er Nivel), about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Rosa?EE.SS. Saye, about 17 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Santa Rosa?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Santa Rosa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa Rosa?BO070602 (OCHA common operational dataset)