Country Bolivia Elevation 603 ft (184 m) Local time Sunday 5:05 PM | Department Pando Department Time zone UTC−4 Province Nicolás Suárez Province | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
Manchester is a remote town in the Pando Department of northern Bolivia, on the banks of the Manuripi River in Bolivian Amazonia. Manchester is about 60 miles (97 km) from the Department capital, Cobija.
Map of Manchester, Bolivia
Anthony Webster-James, a metallurgical engineer from Manchester, England, set up a rubber smelter in the area, in association with Simon Patino, towards the end of the 19th century. A workers' settlement grew up around the facility, which Webster-James named Manchester, after his hometown. As there are few metalled roads in the region, most goods and people are transported by river.
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