{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Charazani |other_name = |native_name = Charasani |nickname = |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Charazani.jpeg |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = Charazani |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 in Bolivia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] [[Bolivia]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Bolivia|Department]] |subdivision_name1 = [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Bolivia|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bautista Saavedra Province]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- 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 = <!-- 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 = census |population_note = |population_total = 501 |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 = |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|15|10|38|S|68|59|18|W|region:BO|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 3200 |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] |blank_info = [[Oceanic climate#Subtropical highland variety (Cfb, Cwb)|Cwb]] |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Charazani''' or '''Charasani''' is a small town in the South American [[Andes]] in [[Bolivia]].
== Location == ''Charazani'' is the capital of [[Bautista Saavedra Province]] and central town of the [[Charazani (municipality)|municipality]]. It is situated on a spur at an [[elevation]] of 3,200 m [[Above mean sea level|amsl]] between [[Cordillera Muñecas]] in the south and [[Cordillera Apolabamba]] in the north, on a [[Mapiri River]] tributary which itself flows towards [[Beni River]].
== Infrastructure == Charazani is located 254 km north-west of [[La Paz]], the capital of [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz Department]]. From La Paz, the asphaltic highway ''Ruta 2'' goes 70 km north-west to [[Huarina]], where the asphaltic ''Ruta 16'' branches south-west for another 97 km along [[Lake Titicaca]] till [[Escoma]]. From Escoma a dirt road goes north and reaches ''Charazani'' after 87 km.
The weekly village market attracts vendors and visitors from a wide area. The market makes Charazani economically the most significant locality in the Charazani valley.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Schoop|first=Wolfgang|date=1982|title=Güteraustausch und regionale Mobilität im Kallawaya-Tal (Bolivien)|journal=Erdkunde|language=en|volume=36|issue=4|doi=10.3112/erdkunde.1982.04.03|issn=0014-0015|doi-access=free}}</ref>
== Population == The population of Charazani has risen by 20% in the recent decade, from 501 inhabitants (2001 [[census]])<ref>[http://obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/generales/localidad.php?var=80102 Observatorio Bolivia Democrática]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> to 604 inhabitants (2008 est.). Currently, La Paz's Gobernación shows that Charazani has 11 761 inhabitants in the whole municipality. Most inhabitants of the Charazani municipality live in poverty: 91,5% of the municipality are unable to suffice their basic needs.
It boasts of a population that speaks [[Quechuan languages|Quechua]], which is also learned at school. About 76.5% of the municipality speak Quechua as a primary language followed by Aymara speakers, 13%.
Charazani is a major locality for the [[Kallawaya]], a [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists|UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage]] culture of ritualistic healers.
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Charazani |Jan high C = 18.1 |Feb high C = 18.0 |Mar high C = 18.2 |Apr high C = 18.6 |May high C = 17.9 |Jun high C = 18.1 |Jul high C = 18.3 |Aug high C = 19.3 |Sep high C = 19.3 |Oct high C = 19.7 |Nov high C = 20.0 |Dec high C = 18.7 | year high C = |Jan low C = 8.3 |Feb low C = 8.6 |Mar low C = 8.4 |Apr low C = 6.8 |May low C = 4.6 |Jun low C = 2.9 |Jul low C = 3.6 |Aug low C = 4.5 |Sep low C = 6.1 |Oct low C = 7.3 |Nov low C = 7.9 |Dec low C = 8.5 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 76 |Feb precipitation mm = 72 |Mar precipitation mm = 50 |Apr precipitation mm = 31 |May precipitation mm = 13 |Jun precipitation mm = 9 |Jul precipitation mm = 8 |Aug precipitation mm = 10 |Sep precipitation mm = 26 |Oct precipitation mm = 29 |Nov precipitation mm = 30 |Dec precipitation mm = 45 |year precipitation mm = | source 1 = Dirección General de Riego Vice Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Riego<ref name=Clim>{{cite web | url = https://www.scribd.com/document/433889099/ABRO-CHARAZANI-pdf | title = Abro Charazani PDF | publisher= Dirección General de Riego Vice Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Riego | access-date = 11 June 2024}}</ref> |source 2 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (precipitation)<ref name =SENAMHI>{{cite web| url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/pdf/anexos-atlas-climatico.pdf |title = anexos atlas climatico | publisher= National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | access-date = 13 June 2024}}</ref> }}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090210160141/http://aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/lapaz/bsaavedra.htm Detailed map of Bautista Saavedra Province]
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[[Category:Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia)]]
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