Country Bolivia Elevation 144 m Province Moxos Province | Department Beni Department Local time Monday 5:53 PM | |
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Weather 30°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
San Ignacio de Moxos (short: San Ignacio) is a town in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia.
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Map of San Ignacio de Moxos, Bolivia
History
San Ignacio de Moxos was founded in 1689 by the Jesuit missionaries Antonio de Orellana, Juan de Espejo and Alvaro de Mendoza. Its first location was 20 miles south of the current location of San Ignacio.
Location
San Ignacio is the capital of the Moxos Province and is situated at an elevation of 144 m above sea level at Laguna Isiboro, a lake of 20 km² west of the town. San Ignacio is located 100 km south-west of Trinidad, the department's capital.
It is served by San Ignacio de Moxos Airport.
Population
The town population has risen from 4,832 (census 1992) to 9,064 (census 2001) and 14,215 (2008 estimate).
Government
The current mayor of San Ignacio de Moxos is Basilio Nolvani Nojune (of the MAS-IPSP party), who was elected in the 4 April 2010 elections and took office in late May 2010.