# Charazani

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Place in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Charazani Charasani Charazani Charazani Location in Bolivia Coordinates: 15°10′38″S 68°59′18″W / 15.17722°S 68.98833°W / -15.17722; -68.98833 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Province Bautista Saavedra Province Elevation 10,500 ft (3,200 m) Population (2001)census • Total 501 Time zone UTC-4 (BOT) Climate Cwb

**Charazani** or **Charasani** is a small town in the South American [Andes](/source/Andes) in [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia).

## Location

*Charazani* is the capital of [Bautista Saavedra Province](/source/Bautista_Saavedra_Province) and central town of the [municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charazani_(municipality)&action=edit&redlink=1). It is situated on a spur at an [elevation](/source/Elevation) of 3,200 m [amsl](/source/Above_mean_sea_level) between [Cordillera Muñecas](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cordillera_Mu%C3%B1ecas&action=edit&redlink=1) in the south and [Cordillera Apolabamba](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cordillera_Apolabamba&action=edit&redlink=1) in the north, on a [Mapiri River](/source/Mapiri_River) tributary which itself flows towards [Beni River](/source/Beni_River).

## Infrastructure

Charazani is located 254 km north-west of [La Paz](/source/La_Paz), the capital of [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department%2C_Bolivia). From La Paz, the asphaltic highway *Ruta 2* goes 70 km north-west to [Huarina](/source/Huarina), where the asphaltic *Ruta 16* branches south-west for another 97 km along [Lake Titicaca](/source/Lake_Titicaca) till [Escoma](/source/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.[1]

## Population

The population of Charazani has risen by 20% in the recent decade, from 501 inhabitants (2001 [census](/source/Census))[2] 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 [Quechua](/source/Quechuan_languages), 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](/source/Kallawaya), a [UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage](/source/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists) culture of ritualistic healers.

## Climate

Climate data for Charazani Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.1 (64.6) 18.0 (64.4) 18.2 (64.8) 18.6 (65.5) 17.9 (64.2) 18.1 (64.6) 18.3 (64.9) 19.3 (66.7) 19.3 (66.7) 19.7 (67.5) 20.0 (68.0) 18.7 (65.7) 18.7 (65.6) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.3 (46.9) 8.6 (47.5) 8.4 (47.1) 6.8 (44.2) 4.6 (40.3) 2.9 (37.2) 3.6 (38.5) 4.5 (40.1) 6.1 (43.0) 7.3 (45.1) 7.9 (46.2) 8.5 (47.3) 6.5 (43.6) Average precipitation mm (inches) 76 (3.0) 72 (2.8) 50 (2.0) 31 (1.2) 13 (0.5) 9 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 26 (1.0) 29 (1.1) 30 (1.2) 45 (1.8) 399 (15.7) Source 1: Dirección General de Riego Vice Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Riego[3] Source 2: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (precipitation)[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Schoop, Wolfgang (1982). ["Güteraustausch und regionale Mobilität im Kallawaya-Tal (Bolivien)"](https://doi.org/10.3112%2Ferdkunde.1982.04.03). *Erdkunde*. **36** (4). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3112/erdkunde.1982.04.03](https://doi.org/10.3112%2Ferdkunde.1982.04.03). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0014-0015](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0014-0015).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Observatorio Bolivia Democrática](http://obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/generales/localidad.php?var=80102)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Clim_3-0)** ["Abro Charazani PDF"](https://www.scribd.com/document/433889099/ABRO-CHARAZANI-pdf). Dirección General de Riego Vice Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Riego. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SENAMHI_4-0)** ["anexos atlas climatico"](https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/pdf/anexos-atlas-climatico.pdf) (PDF). National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

## External links

- [Detailed map of Bautista Saavedra Province](https://web.archive.org/web/20090210160141/http://aguabolivia.org/situacionaguaX/Riego/mapas/lapaz/bsaavedra.htm)

[15°10′38″S 68°59′18″W / 15.17722°S 68.98833°W / -15.17722; -68.98833](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Charazani&params=15_10_38_S_68_59_18_W_region:BO_type:city)

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