Manchester is a remote town in the Pando Department of northern Bolivia, on the banks of the

Manuripi River The Manuripi River is a river in Bolivia and Peru. See also * List of rivers of Bolivia * List of rivers of Peru This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the pr ...

in Bolivian Amazonia. Manchester is about from the Department capital,

Cobija Cobija is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Pando, is located about 600 km (373 mi.) north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border with Brazil. Cobija lies on the banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian ci ...

. Anthony Webster-James, a metallurgical engineer from

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, England, set up a rubber smelter in the area, in association with Simon Patino, towards the end of the 19th century. A workers' settlement grew up around the facility, which Webster-James named Manchester, after his hometown. As there are few

metalled road A road surface (British English), or pavement (American English), is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past, gravel road surfaces, hoggin, cobble ...

s in the region, most goods and people are transported by river.

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External links

From Manchester to Manchester: an adventure in Bolivia
BBC article Populated places in Pando Department {{Pando-geo-stub