Charaña Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Location of the Charaña Municipality within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 17°35′0″S 69°10′0″W / 17.58333°S 69.16667°WCoordinates: 17°35′0″S 69°10′0″W / 17.58333°S 69.16667°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Pacajes Province |
Seat | Charaña |
Government | |
• Mayor | Victor Hugo Apaza Mamani (2007) |
• President | Eufracio Marca Cruz (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,110 sq mi (2,876 km2) |
Elevation | 13,500 ft (4,100 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,766 |
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:
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.