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Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the
Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province i ...
in the La Paz Department,
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. Its seat is
Charaña Charaña is a high elevation town in the altiplano of the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Charaña Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La ...
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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: * Ch'iyara Salla *
Jach'a Kunturiri Jach'a Kunturiri ( Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''kunturi'' condor, ''-ri'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Jachcha Condoriri'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Curahuara de Cara ...
* Kunturiri * K'illima Parki * Laram Q'awa (Charaña) * Laram Q'awa (Río Blanco) * Phaq'u Q'awa *
Tatitu Qullu Tatitu Qullu ( Aymara ''tatitu'' God (term of endearment for 'father'), ''qullu'' mountain, also spelled ''Tatito Khollu, Tatitu Kkollu'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Provi ...
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Wayra Lupi Qullu Wayra Lupi Qullu ( Aymara ''wayra'' wind, ''lupi'' sun ray, ''qullu'' mountain, also spelled ''Huayra Lupe Kkollu'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Charaña Municipality Chara� ...


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 The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. undra climate https://www.britannica.com/science/tundra-climateThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2019 It is classified as ET according to Köppen ...
, abbreviated as ''ET''.Climate Summary for Charaña Municipality
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References


www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Charaña Municipality
Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub