Puerto Fernández Alonso Explained

Fernández Alonso
Native Name Lang:	es
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Coordinates:	-17.1°N -63.2333°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Department
Subdivision Name1:	Santa Cruz Department
Subdivision Type2:	province
Subdivision Name2:	Obispo Santistevan Province
Seat:	Fernández Alonso
Area Total Km2:	760.1
Population Total:	15117

Puerto Fernández Alonso is a municipality in the province Obispo Santistevan in the department Santa Cruz in Bolivia.^[1] It is also known as Fernández Alonso.^[2]

History

The municipality was created by Law 2320 on 28 January 2002.^[3] It comprised two cantons:

• Fernández Alonso

Before 2002, these localities were part of the municipality of Montero.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Puerto Fernández Alonso en la region de Santa Cruz - Municipio y alcaldía de Bolivia . 2023-01-15 . www.municipio.com.bo.
2. Web site: Fernández Alonso . 2023-01-23 . amdecruz.com.
3. Web site: Bolivia: Ley Nº 2320, 28 de enero de 2002 . 2023-01-23 . www.lexivox.org.