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Porvenir
town in the Pando Department, Bolivia.
Porvenir, Pando is located in Bolivia
Porvenir, Pando
Porvenir, Pando
Location in Bolivia
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Flag of Pando.svg Pando Department
Province Nicolás Suárez
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total 4,267
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)
Area code(s) +591

Porvenir is a small town in the Nicolás Suárez Province of the Pando Department in Bolivia. It is located 33 kilometers south of Cobija, the department's capital city, at an altitude of 222 m on the left banks of Tahuamanu River, which in its later course is named Orthon River before it discharges into Beni River.

Population

The population of Porvenir has risen strongly during the past two decades to almost five-fold:

Year Population Census
1992 910 census
2001 1 730 census
2012 4 267 census
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