Camiri

Camiri (Camirito, La Bomba, Choreti, Capital Petrolera de Bolivia) is a city in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 65,897 inhabitants,^[1] also known as "Camireños." Camiri is on the banks of the Parapeti River in a small valley surrounded by rolling hills on the east, north, and south, and by the Aguarague mountain range on the west.

Camiri
City
Nickname:  "Capital Petrolera de Bolivia"
Camiri Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°6′0″S 63°32′0″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Santa Cruz Department
Province	Cordillera Province
Municipality	Camiri Municipality
Area
• Total	22 km2 (8 sq mi)
• Land	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
• Water	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	35,712
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
Area code	+591 3952
Climate	Cwa
Website	Official website

Camiri's Chaco ecosystem encompasses subtropical dry forests with low canopy, and intense xerophilic overgrowth with a large diversity of wildlife.

On February 3, 2007, local protesters shut down a natural gas pipeline in Camiri that serves southern Bolivia. The protesters were seeking an expansion of the nationalization of the natural gas industry and a renewal of the promise of construction of facilities for YPFB, the national petroleum company.

Climate

Central park

Statue in the Central park

Camiri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).

Climate data for Camiri (Camiri Airport), elevation 810 m (2,660 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.5 (88.7)	30.5 (86.9)	29.5 (85.1)	27.2 (81.0)	24.8 (76.6)	23.6 (74.5)	24.6 (76.3)	27.5 (81.5)	29.6 (85.3)	31.6 (88.9)	32.0 (89.6)	31.8 (89.2)	28.7 (83.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.3 (77.5)	24.6 (76.3)	23.8 (74.8)	21.7 (71.1)	19.1 (66.4)	17.3 (63.1)	16.9 (62.4)	19.0 (66.2)	21.6 (70.9)	24.4 (75.9)	25.1 (77.2)	25.4 (77.7)	22.0 (71.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.0 (66.2)	18.8 (65.8)	18.1 (64.6)	16.1 (61.0)	13.4 (56.1)	10.9 (51.6)	9.2 (48.6)	10.4 (50.7)	13.4 (56.1)	17.1 (62.8)	18.2 (64.8)	19.0 (66.2)	15.3 (59.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	159.9 (6.30)	141.1 (5.56)	110.8 (4.36)	58.3 (2.30)	23.0 (0.91)	12.0 (0.47)	7.5 (0.30)	6.1 (0.24)	18.0 (0.71)	37.1 (1.46)	71.5 (2.81)	146.8 (5.78)	792.1 (31.2)
Average precipitation days	10.1	9.5	9.2	7.5	6.4	5.3	2.9	1.8	2.7	4.7	7.0	9.3	76.4
Average relative humidity (%)	71.0	72.8	74.9	76.3	76.3	72.6	64.5	54.7	51.4	56.3	59.8	66.9	66.5
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]