Beni Department

Beni is a department in Bolivia.^[1] The capital city is Trinidad.

Beni El Beni
Department
Llanos (plains) of Beni
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  ¡Ventura, paz y unión! ("Venture, peace and union!")
Anthem: Canta victorioso pueblo de leyenda
Beni within Bolivia
Created	November 18, 1842
Founded by	José Ballivián
Capital	Trinidad
Government
• Body	Departmental Legislative Assembly
Area
• Total	213,564 km2 (82,458 sq mi)
Elevation (average)	155 m (509 ft)
Population  (2012 census)
• Total	421,196
• Density	2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Spanish, Moxeno
Time zone	UTC-4 (Bolivia Time)
Area code	+ (591) 3
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:BO
Vehicle registration	BO-B

The department is mainly covered by rainforest and pampa. In the region's many rivers over 400 species of fish have been found. Trinidad has an entire museum, the Museo Ictícola, dedicated to Beni's fish fauna. It is the third largest of its type in South America.

Provinces of Beni

The department is divided into 8 provinces which are further subdivided into municipalities and 48 cantons.

Province	Population (2012 census)	Area (km²)	Capital	Map
Cercado	111,624	12,276	San Javier
Vaca Díez	130,778	22,434	Riberalta
José Ballivián	82,700	40,444	Santos Reyes
Yacuma	23,430	34,686	Santa Ana del Yacuma
Moxos	22,163	33,316	San Ignacio de Moxos
Marban	16,331	15,126	Loreto
Mamoré	12,817	18,706	San Joaquín
Iténez	21,353	36,576	Magdalena

Places of interest

• Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve
• Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory
• Cachuela Esperanza
• Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands