Charaña Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Charaña Municipality Location of the Charaña Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charaña.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2][3][4]
Climate
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.[5]
| Climate data for Charaña_Municipality | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
17 (62) |
17 (62) |
18 (64) |
17 (62) |
14 (58) |
14 (58) |
16 (60) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (62) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7 (45) |
7 (45) |
5 (41) |
3 (37) |
0 (32) |
1 (34) |
2 (36) |
4 (39) |
5 (41) |
6 (43) |
7 (45) |
5 (40) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−1 (30) |
−3 (27) |
−6 (21) |
−9 (15) |
−13 (8) |
−13 (9) |
−12 (11) |
−8 (17) |
−7 (20) |
−6 (22) |
−3 (27) |
−7 (20) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
53 (2.1) |
38 (1.5) |
5.1 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
5.1 (0.2) |
2.5 (0.1) |
2.5 (0.1) |
15 (0.6) |
10 (0.4) |
41 (1.6) |
220 (8.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 Berenguela 5742-II
- ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 Canasita 5740-I
- ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 Nevados Payachata Hoja 5739-I
- ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 Río Blanco 5740-II
- ↑ Climate Summary for Charaña Municipality
- ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 27, 2013.
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