San Ramón Municipality is the third municipal section of the Ñuflo de Chaves Province in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia.
The settlement at San Ramón dates to the 1792 presence of Jesuit missionaries. The municipality of San Ramón was created by law on March 18, 1999, which also established San Antonio de Lomerío Municipality.
Communities The following communities are located within the municipality:
San Ramon Santa Rosa de la Mina 5 de Mayo El Cerrito Los Puquios Villa Brasil Alemana Campamento Militar El Palmar San Ramon (Disperso) Bella Vista El Pejichi
Government The Mayor of San Ramón is Germán Sánchez Padilla, who was elected in the March 2026 elections.
San Ramón has a municipal council with five seats, as do all municipalities with populations up to 15,000.
Seat Type Name Party / Political Organization 1 Member Leónela Velasco Roca :es:Alianza Unidos Por los Pueblos Alternate Mario Valverde Peña 2 Member Luis Fernando Velasco Molina Creemos Alternate Carla Daniela Cuéllar Justiniano 3 Member Luis Cristian Becerra Dúran :es:Alianza Unidos Por los Pueblos Alternate Tatiana Céspedes Salazar 4 Member Arminda Saucedo Ortiz Creemos Alternate Vidal Bentura Rojas 5 Member Nicolás Chuviru Chuviru TODOS Alternate Aida Condori CayloSource: Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
Population
The 2001 Census was the first held after the 1999 creation of the municipality. Since then, the municipality has grown by 51%.
+ Population in Recent Censuses 2001 2012 2024 5,660 7,490 8,541
Languages and Indigenous identification San Ramón has a self-identified indigenous population of around 16%. A large majority of the population speak Spanish, but Quechua and Aymara speakers make up 9.5% of the population.
+ Ethnic identification (2024) Group Population % Chiquitano 763 8.9% Campesino 329 3.9% Quechua 297 3.5%Source: 2024 Bolivian Census
+ Languages spoken Language 2024 speakers 2024 % 2012 speakers 2012 % Spanish 7,243 84.8% 5,449 72.8% Quechua 495 5.8% 541 7.2% Aymara 53 0.6% 94 1.3%Source: 2024 Bolivian Census
Poverty and basic services + San Ramón Municipality: Poverty and Basic Service Access Location Poverty (NBI) Lack of Water Access Lack of Sanitation Access 2012 2024 Change 2001 2024 Change 2001 2024 Change San Ramón % % -29% % % -38% % % -10% Santa Cruz % % -15% % % -9% % % -29% Bolivia % % -15% % % -14% % % -22%NBI indicates a Unsatisfied Basic Needs definition for poverty. Source: INE Bolivia, 2024 Bolivian Census
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