Beni Department

Beni is a redirect to this article. For other meanings, see Beni (disambiguation).

-14-65Coordinates: 14° S, 65° W

The department of Beni is located in the northeast of Bolivia and borders on Brazil. To the northwest lies the department of Pando, to the west La Paz, to the south Cochabamba and to the southeast Santa Cruz. The department covers 213,654 km² (roughly the size of the United Kingdom) in the flat lowlands of the Amazon basin and has (according to the 2012 census) 425,780 inhabitants. The capital is Trinidad. Other cities include Rurrenabaque, Riberalta and Guayaramerín.

The climate is generally tropically warm and humid. During the winter (June/July), however, strong southerly winds, so-called surazos, which originate in Patagonia or Antarctica, can occasionally cause drastic drops in temperature. Beni is water-rich, with numerous lakes and crisscrossed by many rivers, the vegetation consists mainly of tropical rainforest and wet savannah. In January 2014, the state was affected by heavy rainfall (see Extreme rainfall in Bolivia in January 2014). The main economic activities are agriculture, forestry and livestock.

Notable elevations exist only in the far west with some modest foothills of the foothills. The rest is predominantly below 200 m (a.s.l.).

Population

The population of the department has increased about sixfold in the past six decades:

Year

Inhabitants

Source

1950

71 636

Census

1976

168 367

Census

1992

276 174

Census

2001

362 521

Census

2012

421 196

Census

Of the 362,521 inhabitants of the Department of Beni at the time of the 2001 census, 249,152 lived in urban areas and 113,369 in rural areas. 32.75 per cent of the inhabitants over 15 years of age (27.79 per cent in urban areas and 44.65 per cent in rural areas) counted themselves as belonging to Indian peoples. According to 2001 census data, 97.41 percent of residents over 6 years of age are proficient in Spanish (99.00 percent in urban and 93.73 percent in rural areas). Spanish is the primary language for 92% of the population and Chimán for 3% (2012 census).

Division according to provinces

Beni is divided into 8 provinces:

Province

Area

Inhabitants 2001
(Census)

Inhabitants 2005
(update)

Province of Cercado

12,276 km²

82.653

92.553

Province of Iténez

36,576 km²

18.878

20.086

Province of Ballivián

40,444 km²

68.174

79.318

Mamoré Province

18,076 km²

12.397

13.534

Province of Marbán

15,126 km²

14.454

15.658

Moxos Province

33,316 km²

21.643

23.608

Province of Vaca Díez

22,434 km²

116.421

132.974

Yacuma Province

34,686 km²

27.901

29.251

Questions and Answers

Q: What is Beni Department?


A: Beni Department is a region in Bolivia.

Q: What is the capital city of Beni Department?


A: The capital city of Beni Department is Trinidad.

Q: What is the geographical composition of Beni Department?


A: Beni Department is mainly covered by rainforest and pampa.

Q: How many species of fish have been found in the rivers of Beni Department?


A: Over 400 species of fish have been found in the rivers of Beni Department.

Q: What is the name of the museum dedicated to Beni's fish fauna in Trinidad?


A: The museum dedicated to Beni's fish fauna in Trinidad is called Museo Ictícola.

Q: Where does Museo Ictícola rank among the similar museums in South America?


A: Museo Ictícola is the third largest of its type in South America.

Q: What is the purpose of Museo Ictícola?


A: Museo Ictícola is dedicated to showcasing and preserving Beni's fish fauna.

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