Tarata, Cochabamba

Tarata is a town in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of the Esteban Arze Province.

Tarata
Scenes of Tarata
Tarata Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°36′41″S 66°01′24″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Cochabamba Department
Province	Esteban Arze Province
Municipality	Tarata Municipality
Canton	Tarata Canton
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Hipolito Corrales Prado
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	3,323
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

The towns of Arbieto, Santa Rosa, and Tiataco, surround Tarata.

Tarata is known for its home-made cheese and sausage.

Climate

Climate data for Tarata, elevation 2,775 m (9,104 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.0 (95.0)	35.0 (95.0)	36.2 (97.2)	34.8 (94.6)	33.2 (91.8)	32.0 (89.6)	32.8 (91.0)	33.0 (91.4)	33.5 (92.3)	37.5 (99.5)	35.5 (95.9)	35.0 (95.0)	37.5 (99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25.2 (77.4)	25.4 (77.7)	25.9 (78.6)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	25.8 (78.4)	25.6 (78.1)	26.3 (79.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	26.6 (79.9)	26.4 (79.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	17.7 (63.9)	17.9 (64.2)	18.0 (64.4)	17.8 (64.0)	15.8 (60.4)	13.8 (56.8)	13.7 (56.7)	14.9 (58.8)	16.9 (62.4)	18.7 (65.7)	19.1 (66.4)	18.5 (65.3)	16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	10.3 (50.5)	10.1 (50.2)	8.6 (47.5)	4.9 (40.8)	1.8 (35.2)	1.8 (35.2)	3.6 (38.5)	6.8 (44.2)	9.5 (49.1)	10.4 (50.7)	10.5 (50.9)	7.4 (45.3)
Record low °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	2.5 (36.5)	3.0 (37.4)	−0.1 (31.8)	−4.5 (23.9)	−6.0 (21.2)	−4.5 (23.9)	−5.0 (23.0)	−4.0 (24.8)	−1.0 (30.2)	1.5 (34.7)	2.5 (36.5)	−6.0 (21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	159.6 (6.28)	117.8 (4.64)	93.5 (3.68)	21.9 (0.86)	2.5 (0.10)	2.7 (0.11)	2.0 (0.08)	4.1 (0.16)	12.5 (0.49)	26.1 (1.03)	59.6 (2.35)	111.7 (4.40)	614 (24.18)
Average precipitation days	13.4	10.6	8.3	2.6	0.7	0.4	0.4	1.0	2.1	3.9	6.4	9.9	59.7
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]

Notable residents

• René Barrientos
• Mariano Melgarejo