Charaña

Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Charaña

Town

Charaña

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 17°35′31″S 69°26′44″W﻿ / ﻿17.59194°S 69.44556°W﻿ / -17.59194; -69.44556
Country|  Bolivia
Department| La Paz Department
Province| Pacajes Province
Municipality| Charaña Municipality
Elevation

| 13,310 ft (4,060 m)
Population

(2001)[1]

• Total

| 817
Time zone| UTC-4 (BOT)

Charaña is a high elevation town in the altiplano of the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Charaña Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province.

Charaña is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the border with Chile.[2][3]

## History

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Charaña was the scene of the famous meeting between President Augusto Pinochet of Chile and Hugo Banzer on 8 February 1975 when they signed a Joint Declaration (Charaña Act), which restored diplomatic relations between the two countries which were broken since April 1962.

## Climate

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Climate data for Charaña, elevation 4,057 m (13,310 ft)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 21.4
(70.5)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 29.7
(85.5)  | 29.7
(85.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 16.7
(62.1)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 20.1
(68.2)  | 17.8
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 9.6
(49.3)  | 9.4
(48.9)  | 9.0
(48.2)  | 7.2
(45.0)  | 4.3
(39.7)  | 2.1
(35.8)  | 1.9
(35.4)  | 3.1
(37.6)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | 6.8
(44.2)  | 8.3
(46.9)  | 9.3
(48.7)  | 6.3
(43.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 0.2
(32.4)  | 0.2
(32.4)  | −0.8
(30.6)  | −4.4
(24.1)  | −8.3
(17.1)  | −11.0
(12.2)  | −11.5
(11.3)  | −10.0
(14.0)  | −7.5
(18.5)  | −5.6
(21.9)  | −3.7
(25.3)  | −1.6
(29.1)  | −5.3
(22.4)
Record low °C (°F)  | −19.0
(−2.2)  | −13.6
(7.5)  | −14.2
(6.4)  | −17.8
(0.0)  | −21.2
(−6.2)  | −23.8
(−10.8)  | −23.0
(−9.4)  | −23.5
(−10.3)  | −23.0
(−9.4)  | −18.0
(−0.4)  | −20.8
(−5.4)  | −17.4
(0.7)  | −23.8
(−10.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 89.3
(3.52)  | 68.5
(2.70)  | 52.7
(2.07)  | 10.2
(0.40)  | 1.8
(0.07)  | 2.4
(0.09)  | 1.7
(0.07)  | 4.9
(0.19)  | 2.8
(0.11)  | 6.4
(0.25)  | 14.6
(0.57)  | 40.5
(1.59)  | 295.8
(11.63)
Average precipitation days  | 14.1  | 12.0  | 9.9  | 2.6  | 0.7  | 0.5  | 0.4  | 0.8  | 1.1  | 1.9  | 3.1  | 7.4  | 54.5
Average relative humidity (%)  | 49.0  | 54.3  | 52.9  | 42.1  | 39.7  | 35.7  | 35.0  | 34.3  | 36.0  | 36.3  | 35.1  | 40.3  | 40.9
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ www.ine.gov.bo Archived October 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine \- National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (in Spanish)
2. ^ Google Maps - Charaña
3. ^ OpenStreetMap - Charaña
4. ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
5. ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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La Paz Department

Capital: La Paz

Provinces|

* Abel Iturralde
* Aroma
* Bautista Saavedra
* Caranavi
* Camacho
* Franz Tamayo
* Gualberto Villarroel
* Ingavi
* Inquisivi
* José Manuel Pando
* Larecaja
* Loayza
* Los Andes
* Manco Kapac
* Murillo
* Muñecas
* Nor Yungas
* Omasuyos
* Pacajes
* Sud Yungas

Municipalities
(and seats)|

* Achacachi (Achacachi)
* Achocalla (Achocalla)
* Alto Beni (Caserío Nueve)
* Ancoraimes (Ancoraimes)
* Apolo (Apolo)
* Aucapata (Aucapata)
* Ayata (Ayata)
* Ayo Ayo (Ayo Ayo)
* Batallas (Batallas)
* Cairoma (Cairoma)
* Cajuata (Cajuata)
* Calacoto (Calacoto)
* Calamarca (Calamarca)
* Caquiaviri (Caquiaviri)
* Caranavi (Caranavi)
* Catacora (Catacora)
* Chacarilla (Chacarilla)
* Charaña (Charaña)
* Chulumani (Chulumani)
* Chuma (Chuma)
* Collana (Collana)
* Colquencha (Colquencha)
* Colquiri (Colquiri)
* Comanche (Comanche)
* Combaya (Combaya)
* Copacabana (Copacabana)
* Coripata (Coripata)
* Coro Coro (Coro Coro)
* Coroico (Coroico)
* Curva (Curva)
* Desaguadero (Desaguadero)
* El Alto (El Alto)
* Escoma (Escoma)
* General Juan José Pérez (Charazani)
* Guanay (Guanay)
* Guaqui (Guaqui)
* Huarina (Huarina)
* Ichoca (Ichoca)
* Inquisivi (Inquisivi)
* Irupana (Irupana)
* Ixiamas (Ixiamas)
* Jesús de Machaca (Jesús de Machaca)
* La Asunta (La Asunta)
* La Paz (La Paz)
* Laja (Laja)
* Licoma Pampa (Licoma)
* Luribay (Luribay)
* Malla (Malla)
* Mapiri (Mapiri)
* Mecapaca (Mecapaca)
* Mocomoco (Mocomoco)
* Nazacara de Pacajes (Nazacara)
* Palca (Palca)
* Palos Blancos (Palos Blancos)
* Papel Pampa (Papel Pampa)
* Patacamaya (Patacamaya)
* Pelechuco (Pelechuco)
* Pucarani (Pucarani)
* Puerto Acosta (Puerto Acosta)
* Puerto Carabuco (Puerto Carabuco)
* Puerto Pérez (Puerto Perez)
* Quiabaya (Quiabaya)
* Quime (Quime)
* San Andrés de Machaca (San Andrés de Machaca)
* San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura)
* San Pedro de Curahuara (San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas)
* San Pedro de Tiquina (San Pedro de Tiquina)
* Santiago de Callapa (Callapa)
* Santiago de Huata (Santiago de Huata)
* Santiago de Machaca (Santiago de Machaca)
* Sapahaqui (Sapahaqui)
* Sica Sica (Sica Sica)
* Sorata (Sorata)
* Tacacoma (Tacacoma)
* Taraco (Taraco)
* Teoponte (Teoponte)
* Tiwanaku (Tiwanaku)
* Tipuani (Tipuani)
* Tito Yupanqui (Tito Yupanqui)
* Umala (Umala)
* Umanata (Umanata)
* Viacha (Viacha)
* Waldo Ballivián (Tumarapi)
* Yaco (Yaco)
* Yanacachi (Yanacachi)

Mountains|

* Anallajsi
* Ancohuma
* Chacaltaya
* Chachakumani
* Chawpi Urqu
* Ch'iyar Juqhu
* Illampu
* Illimani
* Jach'a Khunu Qullu
* Jach'a Waracha
* Janq'u Qullu
* Kunturiri (Los Andes)
* Kunturiri (Bolivia-Chile)
* Layqa Qullu
* Machu Such'i Qhuchi
* Mururata
* Phaq'u Kiwuta
* Qalsata
* Sirk'i Qullu
* Uma Jalanta
* Wayna Khunu Qullu
* Wayna Potosí
* Wila Lluxi
* Wiluyu Janq'u Uma

Protected areas|

* Apolobamba
* Cotapata
* Madidi
* Pilón Lajas

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