San Ignacio de Moxos


San Ignacio de Moxos is a town in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia.

History

San Ignacio de Moxos was founded in 1689 by the Jesuit missionaries Antonio de Orellana, Juan de Espejo and Alvaro de Mendoza. Its first location was 20 miles south of the current location of San Ignacio.

Location

San Ignacio is the capital of the Moxos Province and is situated at an elevation of 144 m above sea level at Laguna Isiboro, a lake of 20 km² west of the town. San Ignacio is located 100 km south-west of Trinidad, the department's capital.
It is served by San Ignacio de Moxos Airport.

Population

The town population has risen from 4,832 to 9,064 and 10,054.

Government

The current mayor of San Ignacio de Moxos is Basilio Nolvani Nojune, who was elected in the 4 April 2010 elections and took office in late May 2010.
Date BeganDate EndedGovernorPartyNotes
Jan 20052006Sixto Vejarano CongoCPEM-BFormer President, Subcentral of TIMI
8 Aug 2006Elizabeth ZeladaPODEMOSCame to power after no-confidence vote by the Council in Vejerano
30 May 2010Basilio Nolvani NojuneMAS-IPSPWon 51.5% in April election