Yapacan� (or Villa Yapacan�) is the largest town in the province of Ichilo in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz. It lies on the west bank of the Yapacani River, at the mouth of the Surut� River, 100 km north-west of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the largest city in Bolivia. It is the centre of the district of Yapacan� Municipio. Prior to its foundation on 23 August 1953, there was a military post called El Comando
