Challapata

Challapata is the capital of the Eduardo Abaroa Province as well as of the Challapata Municipality in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It lies at an altitude of 3,738 m above sea level on the edge of the 250-acre (1.0 km²) flood plain of the river on the east bank of the Tacagua Poopó Lake. Challapata is located half way of the road and railway connection from Oruro to Potosí, about 130 kilometers from both cities. Directly southeast of the city rises the Cerro Azanaques, with 5102 m the highest peak in the Azanaques Mountain Range (Cordillera de Azanaques).

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Challapata Ch'allapata
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Challapata Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°54′S 66°46′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Oruro Department
Province	Eduardo Abaroa Province
Municipality	Challapata Municipality
Canton	Challapata Canton
Elevation	12,264 ft (3,738 m)
Population (2012)
• Total	12,684
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

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Challapata is located on the eastern edge of the Bolivian Altiplano before the Cordillera Azanaques, which is a part of the mountain chain of the Cordillera Central. The mean average temperature of the region lies at 8-9 °C (see climate diagram) and varies between 4 °C in June and July and 11 °C in December. The annual rainfall is about 350 mm, up to a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly rainfall below 15 mm, and significant rainfall from December to March only 60 to 80 mm monthly rainfall.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

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Climate data for Challapata, elevation 3,744 m (12,283 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.2 (64.8)	18.1 (64.6)	18.1 (64.6)	17.6 (63.7)	15.5 (59.9)	13.8 (56.8)	14.0 (57.2)	15.7 (60.3)	17.3 (63.1)	18.8 (65.8)	19.7 (67.5)	19.3 (66.7)	17.2 (62.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	11.7 (53.1)	11.5 (52.7)	9.8 (49.6)	6.8 (44.2)	4.7 (40.5)	4.7 (40.5)	6.6 (43.9)	8.8 (47.8)	10.4 (50.7)	11.7 (53.1)	12.2 (54.0)	9.2 (48.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	5.3 (41.5)	4.9 (40.8)	2.0 (35.6)	−1.9 (28.6)	−4.5 (23.9)	−4.6 (23.7)	−2.4 (27.7)	0.4 (32.7)	1.9 (35.4)	3.8 (38.8)	5.1 (41.2)	1.3 (34.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	108.4 (4.27)	88.4 (3.48)	47.4 (1.87)	14.7 (0.58)	5.3 (0.21)	2.9 (0.11)	1.5 (0.06)	3.5 (0.14)	13.8 (0.54)	14.2 (0.56)	24.2 (0.95)	61.1 (2.41)	385.4 (15.18)
Average precipitation days	13.7	11.9	8.4	2.4	1.2	0.6	0.4	0.8	2.0	2.5	4.2	8.8	56.9
Average relative humidity (%)	64.8	62.6	61.7	56.8	51.6	51.6	54.7	49.4	48.6	47.7	50.7	58.0	54.9
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia^[1]^[2]

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