Puerto Suárez

Puerto Suárez is an inland river port and municipality in far eastern Bolivia, within Santa Cruz Department. It is located 10 km west of the border with Brazil.

Puerto Suárez
Coordinates: 18°58′00″S 57°47′53″W

Location

Puerto Suárez is located in the province of Germán Busch, Santa Cruz Department and situated by Laguna Cáceres which is connected to the important Río Paraguay and Río Paraná waterway by the Tamengo Canal. It is also home to Bolivian Navy flotilla.

Transport

The municipality is connected to the city of Santa Cruz in the west and Brazil in the east by major roads and rail-links as well as by an airport.

In 2013, a railway connection to the Peruvian port of Ilo was proposed. ^{[citation needed]}

Puerto Suarez International Airport has some commercial airline service.

Population

The town was founded on November 10, 1875 by Miguel Suárez Arana. The population was 11,564 (2001 census) and has increased to 12,546 (2007 estimate), some sources even say 20–22,000.

Climate

Climate data for Puerto Suárez, elevation 234 m (768 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	39.0 (102.2)	39.3 (102.7)	38.0 (100.4)	43.0 (109.4)	36.3 (97.3)	39.4 (102.9)	37.4 (99.3)	40.7 (105.3)	43.1 (109.6)	43.3 (109.9)	40.6 (105.1)	40.0 (104.0)	43.3 (109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.0 (91.4)	32.6 (90.7)	32.5 (90.5)	31.2 (88.2)	28.2 (82.8)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	29.5 (85.1)	31.3 (88.3)	33.3 (91.9)	33.2 (91.8)	33.2 (91.8)	31.0 (87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	28.0 (82.4)	27.6 (81.7)	27.4 (81.3)	26.0 (78.8)	23.3 (73.9)	22.0 (71.6)	21.5 (70.7)	23.3 (73.9)	25.3 (77.5)	27.5 (81.5)	27.7 (81.9)	28.1 (82.6)	25.6 (78.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.9 (73.2)	22.6 (72.7)	22.2 (72.0)	20.6 (69.1)	18.2 (64.8)	16.8 (62.2)	15.8 (60.4)	17.1 (62.8)	19.2 (66.6)	21.6 (70.9)	22.2 (72.0)	22.9 (73.2)	20.2 (68.3)
Record low °C (°F)	14.0 (57.2)	9.2 (48.6)	11.8 (53.2)	8.2 (46.8)	3.0 (37.4)	1.0 (33.8)	1.0 (33.8)	2.0 (35.6)	6.4 (43.5)	10.0 (50.0)	11.0 (51.8)	11.0 (51.8)	1.0 (33.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	170.1 (6.70)	149.3 (5.88)	115.3 (4.54)	72.7 (2.86)	58.5 (2.30)	29.0 (1.14)	24.5 (0.96)	24.5 (0.96)	47.1 (1.85)	87.2 (3.43)	118.7 (4.67)	150.9 (5.94)	1,047.8 (41.23)
Average precipitation days	11.3	10.1	8.7	5.5	4.7	3.0	2.4	2.2	3.4	6.3	7.2	9.1	73.9
Average relative humidity (%)	76.2	77.6	78.6	76.8	77.0	76.2	68.4	64.8	64.4	67.2	70.4	74.4	72.7
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2][3]

See also

• Railway stations in Bolivia