Villamontes

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Villamontes is a town in southeastern Bolivia known as a regional center in the Gran Chaco area and a key crossing point near the border with Paraguay.

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Villamontes canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeCenterOf Villamontes Municipality
borderRegion Bolivia–Paraguay border
climate semi-arid climate
climateClassification Köppen BSh (semi-arid, hot)
continent South America
coordinateLocation -21.25,-63.47
country Bolivia
countrySubdivision Tarija Department
demographics mixed indigenous and mestizo population
distanceTo approximately 400 km southeast of Tarija
economyBasedOn agriculture
cattle ranching
natural gas industry
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 390 metres
ethnicGroupPresent Guaraní people
linked to: Guarani peoples
hasDrySeason austral winter
hasEducationalFacilityType secondary schools
hasHealthFacilityType regional hospital
hasHotSeason austral summer
hasIndustry food processing
petroleum services
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
hasNearbyProtectedArea Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park
hasRiverineFeature Pilcomayo River floodplain
hasTransportFacility Villamontes Airport
isBorderCrossingPointTo Paraguay
isRegionalCenterOf Gran Chaco area
linked to: Gran Chaco
languageUsed Guaraní
Spanish
locatedIn Gran Chaco
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gran Chaco Province
Tarija Department
locatedInGeographicalFeature Chaco plain
linked to: Chaco
locatedOnRiver Pilcomayo River
nearBorderWith Paraguay
partOfRegion Bolivian Chaco
linked to: Gran Chaco
population approximately 40000
postalCountryCode BO
regionalImportance key crossing point between Bolivia and Paraguay in the Chaco
regionalRole commercial hub for surrounding rural areas
service center for Gran Chaco oil and gas fields
roadConnection Ruta 11 (Bolivia)
Ruta 9 (Bolivia)
timeZone UTC-4

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Pilcomayo River majorCityOnRiver Villamontes
Tarija Department containsCity Villamontes