San Ignacio de Velasco
Encyclopedia
San Ignacio de Velasco, San Ignacio, or SIV is the capital of the José Miguel de Velasco Province
and the San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality
in the Santa Cruz Department
of Bolivia
.
and the Brazilian border.
in the province of Ñuflo de Chávez
. From San Javier to Santa Cruz, the highway is paved. To the east, similar bus lines connect San Ignacio to the Brazilian city of Cáceres
and utilized an unpaved road. The city has an airport (airport code SNG) with a dirt airstrip.
San Ignacio is located on the man-made lake, Guapomo, which also serves as the city's supply of fresh water.
language in San Ignacio and surroundings is Chiquitano.
Nearly all of the people of San Ignacio are indigenous or mestizo, i.e. Camba :es:Camba. Post-WWII German immigrants have a small presence, as do Mennonite
s.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
.
José Miguel de Velasco Province
José Miguel de Velasco or Velasco is a province in the Santa Cruz department of Bolivia. Its capital is San Ignacio de Velasco. The province is named after the Bolivian president José Miguel de Velasco Franco. It was created by law on October 12, 1880, during the presidency of Narciso Campero...
and the San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality
San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality
San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality is the first municipal section of José Miguel de Velasco Province in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is San Ignacio de Velasco.- Languages :...
in the Santa Cruz Department
Santa Cruz Department
Santa Cruz, with an area of 370,621 km², is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia. In the 2001 census, it reported a population of 2,029,471. The capital is the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The state is one of the wealthiest states in Bolivia with huge reserves of...
of Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
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People
In 1996, the municipal government published the population as 12,600 persons. It is the largest city in Velasco, and the largest city between metropolitan Santa CruzSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...
and the Brazilian border.
Geography
San Ignacio is located in the south-central region of the province of Velasco. It is connected to Santa Cruz via bus lines utilizing a dirt highway to San JavierSan Javier, Ñuflo de Chávez
San Javier is the seat of the San Javier Municipality in the Ñuflo de Chávez Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. San Javier is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site, as a former Jesuit Reduction.-External links:* **...
in the province of Ñuflo de Chávez
Ñuflo de Chávez Province
Ñuflo de Chávez is one of the fifteen provinces of the Bolivian Santa Cruz Department and is situated in the northern central parts of the department. The name of the province honors the conquistador Ñuflo de Chaves who founded the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Its capital is Concepción...
. From San Javier to Santa Cruz, the highway is paved. To the east, similar bus lines connect San Ignacio to the Brazilian city of Cáceres
Cáceres, Mato Grosso
Cáceres is an important town in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It lies on the Paraguai River. Cattle ranching and fishing are the two most important economic activities of the town, and it is a popular tourist attraction during Festival Internacional de Pesca...
and utilized an unpaved road. The city has an airport (airport code SNG) with a dirt airstrip.
San Ignacio is located on the man-made lake, Guapomo, which also serves as the city's supply of fresh water.
Culture
Spanish is the most commonly used public language. Due to the proximity to Brazil, some Portuguese is spoken. The most common indigenousIndigenous language
An indigenous language or autochthonous language is a language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous peoples but has been reduced to the status of a minority language. This language would be from a linguistically distinct community that has been settled in the area for many generations...
language in San Ignacio and surroundings is Chiquitano.
Nearly all of the people of San Ignacio are indigenous or mestizo, i.e. Camba :es:Camba. Post-WWII German immigrants have a small presence, as do Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
s.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco is a diocese located in the city of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.-History:...
.