Charaña Municipality
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Charaña Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 17°35′0″S 69°10′0″W / 17.58333°S 69.16667°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Pacajes Province |
Seat | Charaña |
Government | |
• Mayor | Victor Hugo Apaza Mamani (2007) |
• President | Eufracio Marca Cruz (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,110 sq mi (2,876 km2) |
Elevation | 13,500 ft (4,100 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,766 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charaña.
Geography[edit]
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2][3][4]
- Ch'iyara Salla
- Jach'a Kunturiri
- Kunturiri
- K'illima Parki
- Laram Q'awa (Charaña)
- Laram Q'awa (Río Blanco)
- Phaq'u Q'awa
- Tatitu Qullu
- Wayra Lupi Qullu
Climate[edit]
The climate in Charaña is characterized by a sub-freezing mean annual temperature, with large annual temperature ranges, and moderately low precipitation. The Köppen Climate System classifies this as a Tundra climate, abbreviated as ET.[5]
Climate data for Charaña_Municipality | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (63) | 17 (62) | 17 (62) | 18 (64) | 17 (62) | 14 (58) | 14 (58) | 16 (60) | 16 (61) | 17 (63) | 19 (66) | 18 (64) | 17 (62) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7 (45) | 7 (45) | 7 (45) | 5 (41) | 3 (37) | 0 (32) | 1 (34) | 2 (36) | 4 (39) | 5 (41) | 6 (43) | 7 (45) | 5 (40) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) | −1 (30) | −3 (27) | −6 (21) | −9 (15) | −13 (8) | −13 (9) | −12 (11) | −8 (17) | −7 (20) | −6 (22) | −3 (27) | −7 (20) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) | 53 (2.1) | 38 (1.5) | 5.1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 2.5 (0.1) | 5.1 (0.2) | 2.5 (0.1) | 2.5 (0.1) | 15 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) | 41 (1.6) | 220 (8.7) |
Source: Weatherbase [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ IGM map 1:50,000 Berenguela 5742-II
- ^ IGM map 1:50,000 Canasita 5740-I
- ^ IGM map 1:50,000 Nevados Payachata Hoja 5739-I
- ^ IGM map 1:50,000 Río Blanco 5740-II
- ^ Climate Summary for Charaña Municipality
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 27, 2013.