Riberalta
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Riberalta is a town in the Beni Department
in northern Bolivia
, situated where the Madre de Dios River
joins the Beni River
. Riberalta is on the south (south east) bank of the Beni River.
The town is the capital of the Vaca Díez Province
and Riberalta Municipality
.. The area is in the Amazon Basin
.
The town population is 78,100 (2006 official estimate).
Beni Department
Beni, sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second largest department in the country , covering 213,564 square kilometers , and it was created by supreme decree on November 18, 1842 during the administration of General José...
in northern Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, situated where the Madre de Dios River
Madre de Dios River
The Madre de Dios River, homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through, then becomes the Beni River in Bolivia and then turns northward into Brazil, where it is called the Madeira River...
joins the Beni River
Beni River
The Beni River is a river in the north of Bolivia.It rises north of La Paz and flows northeast through the pampas. One of the tributary rivers is Tuichi River in the Madidi National Park. Tuichi River joins the Beni River upstream from the town Rurrenabaque. South of Rurrenabaque, Río Beni runs...
. Riberalta is on the south (south east) bank of the Beni River.
The town is the capital of the Vaca Díez Province
Vaca Diéz Province
Vaca Diéz is a province in the Beni Department, Bolivia....
and Riberalta Municipality
Riberalta Municipality
Riberalta Municipality is a municipality of the Beni Department, Bolivia.- References :*...
.. The area is in the Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
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The town population is 78,100 (2006 official estimate).