Camiri facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Camiri
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"Capital Petrolera de Bolivia"
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 Camiri
Location in Bolivia
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Santa Cruz Department |
| Province | Cordillera Province |
| Municipality | Camiri Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| • Land | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 812 m (2,664 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 35,712 |
| • Density | 1,620/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Area code(s) | +591 3952 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | Official website: http://www.camiri.net/ |
Camiri (Camirito, La Bomba, Choreti, Capital Petrolera de Bolivia) is a city in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 65,897 inhabitants, also known as "Camireños." Camiri is on the banks of the Parapeti River in a small valley surrounded by rolling hills on the east, north, and south, and by the Aguarague mountain range on the west.
Camiri's Chaco ecosystem encompasses subtropical dry forests with low canopy, and intense xerophilic overgrowth with a large diversity of wildlife.
On February 3, 2007, local protesters shut down a natural gas pipeline in Camiri that serves southern Bolivia. The protesters were seeking an expansion of the nationalization of the natural gas industry and a renewal of the promise of construction of facilities for YPFB, the national petroleum company.
Climate
Camiri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).
| Climate data for Camiri (Camiri Airport), elevation 810 m (2,660 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.7 (83.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 159.9 (6.30) |
141.1 (5.56) |
110.8 (4.36) |
58.3 (2.30) |
23.0 (0.91) |
12.0 (0.47) |
7.5 (0.30) |
6.1 (0.24) |
18.0 (0.71) |
37.1 (1.46) |
71.5 (2.81) |
146.8 (5.78) |
792.1 (31.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 76.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.0 | 72.8 | 74.9 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 72.6 | 64.5 | 54.7 | 51.4 | 56.3 | 59.8 | 66.9 | 66.5 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Camiri para niños
