Villamontes
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Villa Montes, also written as Villamontes, is a municipality and city in southern Bolivia, in the Tarija Department, Gran Chaco Province. The city is located on the slopes of the Aguaragüe Range and lies at an elevation of 388 meters above sea level. It is situated on the left bank of the Pilcomayo River and is crossed by the Caiguamí stream.
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Place details
- Locality
- Villa Montes
- Region
- Tarija
- Country
- Bolivia
- Population
- 39,800
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Villamontes
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bolivia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Bolivia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tarija
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gran Chaco
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 39800
- Settlement.timezone
- BOT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- -4
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 388
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bolivia
- Located in
- Villa Montes
- Population
- 39800
- Elevation
- 388
- Image
- Llanura chaqueña desde Villa Montes - Gran Chaco, Bolivia.jpg
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- Villamontes
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Foundation
- Chaco War
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Climate
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Villa Montes, also written as Villamontes, is a municipality and city in southern Bolivia, in the Tarija Department, Gran Chaco Province. The city is located on the slopes of the Aguaragüe Range and lies at an elevation of 388 meters above sea level. It is situated on the left bank of the Pilcomayo River and is crossed by the Caiguamí stream.
The main economic activities in the region are livestock farming, beekeeping, and fishing. Petroleum-related activities generate additional sources of employment.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Villamontes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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