Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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city municipality

Santa Cruz de la Sierra is Bolivia’s largest and most populous city, a major economic hub in the country’s eastern lowlands known for its rapid growth and vibrant commercial activity.

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Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
municipality →
callingCode +591 →
capitalOf Santa Cruz Department →
climateClassification Aw (Köppen) →
continent South America →
coordinateLocation 17.7833°S 63.1833°W →
country Bolivia →
demographicsCharacteristic high internal migration →
young population →
economySector agribusiness →
commerce →
industry →
services →
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 416 metres →
foundedBy Ñuflo de Chaves →
governingBody Municipal Government of Santa Cruz de la Sierra →
hasAirport El Trompillo Airport →
Viru Viru International Airport →
hasCathedral Basílica Menor de San Lorenzo →
hasClimate tropical savanna climate →
hasMayor municipal mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra →
hasSportsTeam Club Blooming →
Oriente Petrolero →
hasUniversity Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University →
historicalEvent relocation from original inland site to current location in the 17th century →
inception 1561 →
isEconomicHubOf Bolivia →
isLargestCityOf Bolivia →
isMostPopulousCityOf Bolivia →
knownFor rapid urban growth →
vibrant commercial activity →
localLanguage Camba Spanish →
Chiquitano →
Guaraní →
locatedIn Santa Cruz Department →
locatedInRegion eastern lowlands of Bolivia →
locatedOnRiver Piraí River →
namedAfter Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Extremadura, Spain) →
officialLanguage Spanish →
populationRankInCountry 1 →
postalCodeRange SCZ urban codes →
religionMajority Roman Catholicism →
roadNetwork connected to Bolivia’s main highways →
timeZone UTC−4 →
urbanAreaType metropolitan area →
urbanPlanningFeature ring-road based layout →
vehicleRegistrationCode SCZ →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bolivia →
contains
Upper Peru →
mainCity
Marco Etcheverry ("Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia") →
placeOfBirth
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