San Miguel de Velasco
San Miguel de Velasco
Samiñere (Migueleño Chiquitano) | |
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Mission church of San Miguel de Velasco | |
| Coordinates: 16°41′54.96″S 60°58′5.16″W / 16.6986000°S 60.9681000°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Santa Cruz Department |
| Province | José Miguel de Velasco Province |
| Municipality | San Miguel Municipality |
| Canton | San Miguel Canton |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4,484 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
San Miguel de Velasco (Spanish: [ˈsan miˈɣel de βeˈlasko], locally [ˈsaŋ miˈɰel de β̞eˈlahko], Migueleño Chiquitano: [samĩˈj̃ɛːɾɛ̥]) or simply San Miguel is a town in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of San Miguel Municipality, the second municipal section of José Miguel de Velasco Province. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1990, as a former Jesuit Reduction. The wood and adobe church has an elaborate interior.
At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 4,484.
It is served by San Miguel South Airport.