Villa Serrano Explained

Official Name:Villa Serrano
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Chuquisaca Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Belisario Boeto Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Villa Serrano Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Canton
Subdivision Name4:Villa Serrano Canton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2877
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-19.1167°N -83°W
Elevation M:2122

Villa Serrano is a small town in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Belisario Boeto Province. At the time of census 2001 it had 2,877 inhabitants.[1]

The town is famous for its Christmas celebration, when people dance many "Chuntunquis" in honor of the Jesus Christ's birth.

During September 2019, Villa Serrano started to be consumed into burn. People asked for help to the Bolivian government but it was not given.

References

-19.1167°N -84°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.bo Instituto Nacional de Estadística