Puerto Suárez | |
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| Coordinates:18°58′00″S57°47′53″W / 18.96667°S 57.79806°W /-18.96667; -57.79806 |
Puerto Suárez is an inland river port andmunicipality in far easternBolivia, withinSanta Cruz Department. It is located 10 km west of the border withBrazil.
Puerto Suárez is located in the province ofGermán Busch, Santa Cruz Department and situated byLaguna Cáceres which is connected to the importantRío Paraguay andRío Paraná waterway by theTamengo Canal. It is also home toBolivian Navy flotilla. As the easternmost town in Bolivia, Puerto Suárez is the only town in the country which is closer toBrasília thanLa Paz.
The municipality is connected to the city ofSanta Cruz in the west and Brazil in the east by major roads and rail-links as well as by an airport.
In 2013, a railway connection to the Peruvian port ofIlo was proposed.[citation needed]
Puerto Suarez International Airport has some commercial airline service.
The town was founded on November 10, 1875 by Miguel Suárez Arana. The population was 11,564 (2001 census) and has increased to 12,546 (2007 estimate), some sources even say 20–22,000.
| Climate data for Puerto Suárez, elevation 234 m (768 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 43.0 (109.4) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.4 (99.3) | 40.7 (105.3) | 43.1 (109.6) | 43.3 (109.9) | 40.6 (105.1) | 40.0 (104.0) | 43.3 (109.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.6 (78.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.2 (68.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 3.0 (37.4) | 1.0 (33.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 1.0 (33.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 170.1 (6.70) | 149.3 (5.88) | 115.3 (4.54) | 72.7 (2.86) | 58.5 (2.30) | 29.0 (1.14) | 24.5 (0.96) | 24.5 (0.96) | 47.1 (1.85) | 87.2 (3.43) | 118.7 (4.67) | 150.9 (5.94) | 1,047.8 (41.23) |
| Average precipitation days | 11.3 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 73.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76.2 | 77.6 | 78.6 | 76.8 | 77.0 | 76.2 | 68.4 | 64.8 | 64.4 | 67.2 | 70.4 | 74.4 | 72.7 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
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