Baures Municipality
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Baures Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Beni Department |
| Province | Iténez Province |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 5,965 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Baures is a town and municipality in Bolivia, located in the Iténez Province within the Beni Department. The municipality covers an area of 16,000 km² and has a population of 5,965 according to the 2012 INE Census.[1]
A small part of the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, established in 1979, is located in the eastern part of the municipality.
Baures was founded as a Jesuit mission called Concepción by Father Lorenzo Legarda in 1708, as part of the Jesuit Missions of Moxos.
Location
It is situated at an altitude of 150 meters above sea level on the left bank of the Río Negro, a tributary of the Río Iténez. Baures is located 70 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital Magdalena and 200 kilometers northeast of the departmental capital, Trinidad.
