Cobija
Sign in to saveCobija is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Pando, and is located about 600 km (373 mi.) north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border with Brazil. Cobija lies on the banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian city of Brasiléia. Cobija lies at an elevation of ca. 280 m (920 ft.) above sea level and has a tropical and rainy climate.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cobija
- Region
- Pando
- Country
- Bolivia
- Population
- 26,585
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Cobija
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Cobija, Bolivia.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bolivia#South America
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bolivia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Bolivia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 25px Pando Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nicolás Suárez
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ana Lucia Reis Melena
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1906
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 78555
- Area
- 401.14
- Elevation
- 205
- Official website
- www.gmcobija.gob.bo
- Image
- Square in Cobija, Bolivia1.JPG
- Dialing code
- 03
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- Cobija
- inception
- 1906-00-00
- P12749
- Palencia
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Cobija is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Pando, and is located about 600 km (373 mi.) north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border with Brazil. Cobija lies on the banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian city of Brasiléia. Cobija lies at an elevation of ca. 280 m (920 ft.) above sea level and has a tropical and rainy climate.
Cobija has approximately 80,000 inhabitants, is the seat of a university and capital of the Bolivian Pando Department. Cobija has two airports and is connected by one road to El Choro in the Beni Department, which is not always passable during the rainy season. When the rain allows it, Cobija is connected to the rest of Bolivia also via road. Cobija is connected to Brazil by two bridges.
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