Caranavi Explained

Official Name:Caranavi
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Caranavi Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Caranavi Municipality
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:21883
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-15.8333°N -101°W
Elevation M:976
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw
Footnotes:Sources: Google Maps[2]

Caranavi is the capital of the Caranavi Province in the Yungas region of Bolivia.

On 23 December 2009, part of the province was detached from the municipality of Caranavi to become the municipality of Alto Beni.[3]

Geography

Caranavi is north of Coroico, on the road from La Paz to Rurrenabaque. It is in mountainous terrain at the confluence of the Yara and Coroico Rivers.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gov.bo/ www.ine.gov.bo
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@-15.8370375,-67.563513,4073m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Caranavi
  3. http://www.planguarani.com/noticias/pagina.php?sip=246 Entre 2005 y 2009 se crearon 10 nuevos municipios en Bolivia