Camiri

Camiri (Camirito, La Bomba, Choreti, Capital Petrolera de Bolivia) is a city in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 65,897 inhabitants,[1] also known as "Camireños." Camiri is on the banks of the Parapeti River in a small valley surrounded by rolling hills on the east, north, and south, and by the Aguarague mountain range on the west.

Camiri
City
Nickname:  "Capital Petrolera de Bolivia"
Camiri Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°6′0″S 63°32′0″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Santa Cruz Department
Province	Cordillera Province
Municipality	Camiri Municipality
Area
• Total	22 km2 (8 sq mi)
• Land	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
• Water	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	35,712
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
Area code	+591 3952
Climate	Cwa
Website	Official website

Camiri's Chaco ecosystem encompasses subtropical dry forests with low canopy, and intense xerophilic overgrowth with a large diversity of wildlife.

On February 3, 2007, local protesters shut down a natural gas pipeline in Camiri that serves southern Bolivia. The protesters were seeking an expansion of the nationalization of the natural gas industry and a renewal of the promise of construction of facilities for YPFB, the national petroleum company.