Charaña Municipality

Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charaña.

Charaña Municipality
Municipality
Charaña Municipality Location of the Charaña Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°35′0″S 69°10′0″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)

Geography

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

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
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]