Trinidad Municipality, Beni

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Trinidad Municipality
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Trinidad Municipality
Location of Trinidad Municipality within Beni Department
Coordinates: 14°52′49″S65°46′03″W / 14.880144°S 65.7674808°W / -14.880144; -65.7674808
Country Bolivia
Department Beni
Province Cercado
Capital Trinidad
Area
  Total
1,773 km2 (685 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
124,357
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)
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Trinidad Municipality is located in Beni Department in Bolivia.

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Location

Trinidad Municipio is the southernmost of two municipios in Cercado Province. It borders San Javier Municipality in the North, Moxos Province in the West, and Marbán Province in the South and Southeast.

Trinidad (75,540 inhabitants (2001 census)) is the province capital and is located in the western part of the municipio.

Population

In the recent two decades, the municipio population has increased from 60,953 inhabitants (1992 census) to 79,963 (2001 census) and an estimated 85,500 inhabitants (2008). [1]

The population density of the municipio is 45.1 inhabitants/km2, the urban population rate is 94.5%. (2001)

Life expectancy at birth is 66.4 years. (2001)

The literacy rate of the population older than 19 years is 94.8%, 97.0% with the male and 92.7% with the female population. (2001)

Cantons and Subcantons

The municipio covers an area of 1,773 km2 and contains only one canton (Cantón), Trinidad Canton. This is subdivided into ten subcantons (Sub-Cantones):

References

14°50′S64°35′W / 14.833°S 64.583°W / -14.833; -64.583