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Coordinates: 13°39′20″S63°41′45″W / 13.65556°S 63.69583°W Coordinates: 13°39′20″S63°41′45″W / 13.65556°S 63.69583°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Beni Department |
Province | Iténez Province |
Municipality | Baures Municipality |
Elevation | 470 ft (140 m) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 2,127 |
Baures is a village in Iténez Province, Beni Department, in northern Bolivia. It is the capital of Baures Municipality. [1]
Iténez is a province in the Beni Department, Bolivia.
Beni, sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second-largest department in the country, covering 213,564 square kilometers, and it was created by supreme decree on November 18, 1842 during the administration of General José Ballivián. Its capital is Trinidad.
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.
It is served by Baures Airport.
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Todos Santos is a town in Bolivia. It is located in Beni Department, more exactly in Iténez Province near Río Baures river.
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Baures Airport is an airport serving the village of Baures in the Beni Department of Bolivia. The runway is adjacent to the west side of the village.
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