Rurrenabaque
Sign in to saveRurrenabaque is a small town in the north of Bolivia, on the Beni River. It is the capital of Rurrenabaque Municipality. In recent years, it has become popular with international tourism as it is an easy gateway for visits to Madidi National Park, which is within the Bolivian rainforest. It also provides access to the surrounding pampas. Locals commonly refer to the town by its shortened nickname, "Rurre."
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Place details
- Locality
- Rurrenabaque
- Region
- Beni
- Country
- Bolivia
- Population
- 11,749
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Rurrenabaque
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rurrenabaque_ciudad.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Rurrenabaque.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo de Rurrenabaque.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bolivia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Rurrenabaque town in Bolivia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Bolivia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 25px Beni Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- José Ballivián Province
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 19,195
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bolivia
- Located in
- José Ballivián Province
- Population
- 21240
- Elevation
- 204
- Image
- Vista del río que divide Rurrenabaque de San Buenaventura, Bolivia.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rurrenabaque
- different from
- Rurrenabaque Municipality
- inception
- 1844-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Transportation
- Climate
- Tourism
- References
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rurrenabaque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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