{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Charaña |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Town |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map =Bolivia<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location within Bolivia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Bolivia}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Bolivia|Department]] |subdivision_name1 = [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Bolivia|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Pacajes Province]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Bolivia|Municipality]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Charaña Municipality]] <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = |leader_title1 =President<!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Foundation<!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =<!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2001 |population_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.ine.gov.bo/ www.ine.gov.bo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027220541/http://www.ine.gov.bo/ |date=October 27, 2009 }} - [[National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia]] {{in lang|es}}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 817 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = BOT |utc_offset = -4 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|17|35|31|S|69|26|44|W|region:BO|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 13,310 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Charaña''' is a high elevation town in the [[altiplano]] of the [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz Department]] in [[Bolivia]]. It is the seat of the [[Charaña Municipality]], the fifth [[Municipalities of Bolivia|municipal section]] of the [[Pacajes Province]].
Charaña is {{convert|2|km}} east of the border with [[Chile]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@-17.5920942,-69.4455948,4110m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Charaña]</ref><ref>[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/-17.6022/-69.4463 OpenStreetMap - Charaña]</ref>
==History== 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==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Charaña, elevation {{convert|4057|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Jan record high C = 26.3 |Feb record high C = 25.2 |Mar record high C = 25.0 |Apr record high C = 25.0 |May record high C = 22.2 |Jun record high C = 21.4 |Jul record high C = 22.0 |Aug record high C = 23.0 |Sep record high C = 23.2 |Oct record high C = 24.8 |Nov record high C = 25.4 |Dec record high C = 29.7 |Jan record low C = -19.0 |Feb record low C = -13.6 |Mar record low C = -14.2 |Apr record low C = -17.8 |May record low C = -21.2 |Jun record low C = -23.8 |Jul record low C = -23.0 |Aug record low C = -23.5 |Sep record low C = -23.0 |Oct record low C = -18.0 |Nov record low C = -20.8 |Dec record low C = -17.4 |Jan high C = 18.5 |Feb high C = 18.4 |Mar high C = 18.6 |Apr high C = 18.4 |May high C = 16.7 |Jun high C = 15.0 |Jul high C = 15.0 |Aug high C = 16.0 |Sep high C = 17.3 |Oct high C = 19.2 |Nov high C = 20.2 |Dec high C = 20.1 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 9.6 |Feb mean C = 9.4 |Mar mean C = 9.0 |Apr mean C = 7.2 |May mean C = 4.3 |Jun mean C = 2.1 |Jul mean C = 1.9 |Aug mean C = 3.1 |Sep mean C = 5.0 |Oct mean C = 6.8 |Nov mean C = 8.3 |Dec mean C = 9.3 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 0.2 |Feb low C = 0.2 |Mar low C = -0.8 |Apr low C = -4.4 |May low C = -8.3 |Jun low C = -11.0 |Jul low C = -11.5 |Aug low C = -10.0 |Sep low C = -7.5 |Oct low C = -5.6 |Nov low C = -3.7 |Dec low C = -1.6 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 89.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 68.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 52.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 10.2 |May precipitation mm = 1.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 2.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 1.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 4.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 2.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 6.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 14.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 40.5 |year precipitation mm = | Jan precipitation days = 14.1 | Feb precipitation days = 12.0 | Mar precipitation days = 9.9 | Apr precipitation days = 2.6 | May precipitation days = 0.7 | Jun precipitation days = 0.5 | Jul precipitation days = 0.4 | Aug precipitation days = 0.8 | Sep precipitation days = 1.1 | Oct precipitation days = 1.9 | Nov precipitation days = 3.1 | Dec precipitation days = 7.4 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 49.0 | Feb humidity = 54.3 | Mar humidity = 52.9 | Apr humidity = 42.1 | May humidity = 39.7 | Jun humidity = 35.7 | Jul humidity = 35.0 | Aug humidity = 34.3 | Sep humidity = 36.0 | Oct humidity = 36.3 | Nov humidity = 35.1 | Dec humidity = 40.3 | year humidity = |source 1 = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia<ref name="SENAMHI"> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180607025840/http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet | archive-date = 7 June 2018 | url = http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet | title = Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET | publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia | language = es | access-date = 12 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="SENAMHI2"> {{cite web | url = https://www.scribd.com/document/542708736/Indices-Agrometeorologicos-149-Estaciones | title = índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia | publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia | language = es | access-date = 12 June 2024}}</ref> }}
== See also == * [[Bolivia Mar]]
== References == {{reflist}}
{{La Paz Department}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charana}} [[Category:Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia)]]
{{PacajesProvince-geo-stub}}