Charazani

Place in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Charazani Charasani
Charazani
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 in Bolivia.

Location

Charazani is the capital of Bautista Saavedra Province and central town of the municipality. It is situated on a spur at an elevation of 3,200 m 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. 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.^[1]

Population

The population of Charazani has risen by 20% in the recent decade, from 501 inhabitants (2001 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, 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 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

^ Schoop, Wolfgang (1982). "Güteraustausch und regionale Mobilität im Kallawaya-Tal (Bolivien)". Erdkunde. 36 (4). doi:10.3112/erdkunde.1982.04.03. ISSN 0014-0015.
^ Observatorio Bolivia Democrática^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Abro Charazani PDF". Dirección General de Riego Vice Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Riego. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "anexos atlas climatico" (PDF). National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Retrieved 13 June 2024.