Rurrenabaque | |
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Town and municipality | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
  Rurrenabaque Location of Rurrenabaque town in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 14°26′32″S 67°31′42″W / 14.44222°S 67.52833°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Beni Department |
| Province | José Ballivián Province |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 19,195 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Rurrenabaque is a small town in the north of Bolivia, on the Beni River. It is the capital of Rurrenabaque Municipality. In recent years, it has become popular with international tourism as it is an easy gateway for visits to Madidi National Park, which is within the Bolivian rainforest. It also provides access to the surrounding pampas. Locals commonly refer to the town by its shortened nickname, "Rurre."
Rurrenabaque is located in José Ballivián Province in Beni Department, Bolivia. Rurrenabaque Municipality, the fourth municipal section of José Ballivián Province, had 19,195 inhabitants as of 2012, of which 13,446 lived in urban Rurrenabaque itself.[1]