Official Name: | Charaña Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Charaña Municipality within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Pacajes Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Victor Hugo Apaza Mamani (2007) |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Eufracio Marca Cruz (2007) |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 2876 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 2766 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -17.5833°N -69.1667°W |
Elevation M: | 4100 |
Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charaña.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1] [2] [3] [4]
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]