# Huacaraje Municipality, Iténez Province, Beni Department

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Municipality · Iténez Province 

# Huacaraje

Huacaraje is a municipality of Bolivia in Iténez Province, Beni Department. It covers **5,512.7 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,513km²
- 3mapped services
- 203 mtypical elevation

## Where is Huacaraje?

Huacaraje lies in [Iténez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/), [Beni Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Baures](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/baures/), [Magdalena](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/magdalena/), [San Javier](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/cercado/san-javier/) and [San Ramón](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/mamore/san-ramon/). By area it is the 49th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 14.8% of [Iténez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/beni/itenez/). The centre of Huacaraje is about 590 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 13.8515° S, 64.0776° W.

Source: [Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bol).

## Know before you go: Huacaraje

- Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/La_Paz
- CurrencyBoliviano (BOB)
- Country calling code+591
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, C · 115/230 V
- Driving sideRight

### Nearest airports

- Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) · Trinidad141 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:43) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:55).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Huacaraje

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Huacaraje. Settlements here lie between about 151 m and 208 m above sea level (median 203 m).

- Besuria
- Buena Hora
- El Carmen
- Esperanza
- Estancias Innombradas
- Fundo Rústico Tranquilidad
- Huacaraje
- Isla Grande
- La Embrolla
- La Punta
- Pariagua
- Puerto del Carmen

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Huacaraje

Named natural and historic features inside Huacaraje, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 lake.

- Laguna San Luis

### Getting around

1 airport; 1 airfield.

- Cachascani Airport
- Huacaraje Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Huacaraje and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Iténez Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 30 °C) and the coolest is May (25 °C). About 1,431 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (245 mm) and the driest Jun (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 220 

Feb 26 237 

Mar 26 197 

Apr 26 100 

May 25 49 

Jun 25 16 

Jul 26 18 

Aug 29 23 

Sep 30 56 

Oct 30 112 

Nov 28 158 

Dec 27 245 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huacaraje

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School U.E. Raul Salazar Rivero · Huacaraje 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.59135&mlon=-63.87696#map=17/-13.59135/-63.87696) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Huacaraje

Places mapped inside Huacaraje in open map data, by type.

- Schools3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Iténez Province

- Baures
- Magdalena

## Quick answers

- Where is Huacaraje?In Iténez Province, Beni Department, Bolivia
- What borders Huacaraje?Baures, Magdalena, San Javier and San Ramón
- What time zone is Huacaraje in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Huacaraje?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Huacaraje?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Huacaraje?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Huacaraje?Settlements lie between 151 m and 208 m
- What is the best time to visit Huacaraje?April to July
- What is the P-code of Huacaraje?BO080803 (OCHA common operational dataset)