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San José de Chiquitos
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San José de Chiquitos is located in Bolivia
San José de Chiquitos
San José de Chiquitos
Location in Bolivia
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Flag of Santa Cruz.svg Santa Cruz Department
Province Chiquitos Province
Municipality San José de Chiquitos Municipality
Canton San José Canton
Population
 (2001)
 • Total 9,211
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

San José de Chiquitos, or simply San José, is the capital of Chiquitos Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site, as a former Jesuit Reduction.

The ruins of the mission of San Juan Bautista, one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, lie near the village of San Juan de Taperas in San José de Chiquitos Municipality.

History

In 1698, the mission of San José was founded by Jesuit missionaries Felipe Suárez and Fr. Dionisio Ávila. The mission hosted the Penoqui Indians.

Languages

Today, Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language. In the past, the Penoqui dialect of Chiquitano was spoken at the mission of San José de Chiquitos.

Climate

Climate data for San José de Chiquitos, elevation 284 m (932 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.6
(90.7)
32.1
(89.8)
32.0
(89.6)
31.1
(88.0)
28.8
(83.8)
28.2
(82.8)
29.0
(84.2)
31.4
(88.5)
33.0
(91.4)
33.9
(93.0)
33.2
(91.8)
32.9
(91.2)
31.5
(88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
25.1
(77.2)
22.8
(73.0)
21.5
(70.7)
21.3
(70.3)
23.2
(73.8)
25.5
(77.9)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.2
(81.0)
25.1
(77.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
21.2
(70.2)
20.8
(69.4)
19.1
(66.4)
16.8
(62.2)
14.9
(58.8)
13.8
(56.8)
15.3
(59.5)
18.0
(64.4)
20.4
(68.7)
21.0
(69.8)
21.5
(70.7)
18.7
(65.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 190.4
(7.50)
117.6
(4.63)
173.0
(6.81)
170.2
(6.70)
85.2
(3.35)
94.0
(3.70)
88.0
(3.46)
86.0
(3.39)
82.1
(3.23)
77.0
(3.03)
106
(4.2)
128
(5.0)
1,397.5
(55)
Average precipitation days 10.4 9.8 8.7 4.7 4.6 2.7 1.8 1.7 3.0 5.7 7.2 8.6 68.9
Average relative humidity (%) 72.9 75.1 75.2 73.1 72.8 69.5 60.6 55.5 54.4 60.7 65.5 71.3 67.2
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia

See also

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