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History

The Jesuit mission of Santa Ana was founded in 1719.BOOK, Block, David, 1994, Mission culture on the upper Amazon: native tradition, Jesuit enterprise, and secular policy in Moxos, 1660-1880, Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 0-8032-1232-1, . Movima Indians resided at the mission.Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4. Today, the Movima language is still spoken in and around the town.BOOK, Epps, Patience, Michael, Lev, Amazonian Languages: Language Isolates. Volume II: Kanoé to Yurakaré, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2023, 978-3-11-043273-2, {{rp|807}}

Location

Santa Ana is the capital of the Yacuma Province and the Santa Ana del Yacuma Municipality, located at an elevation of 144 m above sea level, where the Yacuma River meets the Mamoré River. Santa Ana is located 150 Kilometer north-west of Trinidad, the department's capital.The city has an Airport, the Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport, which is located just outside the city.

Population

The town population has decreased from 14,788 (census 1992) to 12,944 (census 2001) and 12,783 (2008 estimate).World Gazetteer{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Climate

The yearly precipitation of the region is 1,700 mm, with a distinct dry season from May to September. Monthly average temperatures vary from 24 Â°C und 29 Â°C over the year. According to the Köppen classification system Santa Ana del Yacuma has a Tropical savanna climate, abbreviated "Aw", bordering on a Tropical monsoon climate.{{Weather box|location = Santa Ana del Yacuma|single line = Yes|metric first = Yes|Jan high F = 92|Feb high F = 93|Mar high F = 94|Apr high F = 92|May high F = 88|Jun high F = 93|Jul high F = 93|Aug high F =95|Sep high F = 97|Oct high F = 96|Nov high F =92|Dec high F = 91|year high F = 93|Jan low F = 72|Feb low F = 72|Mar low F = 72|Apr low F = 72|May low F = 65|Jun low F = 67|Jul low F = 65|Aug low F = 64|Sep low F = 68|Oct low F = 70|Nov low F = 71|Dec low F = 73|year low F = 69|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation mm = 276.7|Feb precipitation mm = 269.4|Mar precipitation mm = 208.7|Apr precipitation mm = 133.6|May precipitation mm = 68.3|Jun precipitation mm = 29.8|Jul precipitation mm = 24.9|Aug precipitation mm = 28.8|Sep precipitation mm = 86.7|Oct precipitation mm = 142.5|Nov precipitation mm = 202.3|Dec precipitation mm = 241.0|year precipitation mm = 1712.6|source 1 = Weatherbase WEB,weblink SISMET, SENAMHI, 2021, Retrieved on December 19, 2021.|date=December 2021}}

Notable residents

• Saul Farrah, boxer
• Roberto Suarez Gomez, drug lord

References

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External links

• WEB, Detailed map of Yacuma Province, La Comisión para la Gestión Integral del Agua en Bolivia (CGIAB),weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20040408185903weblink">weblink 8 April 2004, dead,

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