# Huacareta Municipality, Hernando Siles Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/hernando-siles/huacareta/ Municipality · Hernando Siles Province # Huacareta Huacareta is a municipality of Bolivia in Hernando Siles Province, Chuquisaca Department. It covers **2,963.9 km²**. 103 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 33 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,964km² - 33mapped services - 1,045 mtypical elevation ## Where is Huacareta? Huacareta lies in [Hernando Siles Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/hernando-siles/), [Chuquisaca Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Culpina](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/sur-cinti/culpina/), [Entre Ríos](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/o-connor/entre-rios/), [Monteagudo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/hernando-siles/monteagudo/) and [Villa Vaca Guzmán](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/luis-calvo/villa-vaca-guzman/). By area it is the 79th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 46.7% of [Hernando Siles Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/hernando-siles/). The centre of Huacareta is about 212 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 20.5381° S, 64.0245° 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: Huacareta - 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 - Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (TJA) · Tarija133 km - Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre186 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 17:42). 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 Huacareta Open gazetteers list **103 villages, towns and localities** in Huacareta. Settlements here lie between about 597 m and 1,778 m above sea level (median 1,045 m). - Abra del Ivio - Abras de Ivio - Agua Hedionda - Aguadilla - Angosto - Anguaguazu - Atirimbia - Atirindia - Añimbo - Añimbó - Borigua - Buena Vista - Cajas - Cambari - Cambay - Capihuasati - Carapari - Casa Alta - Cejas - Cerrillo - Chiradál - Cuba - Cumbre - Cutamunbia - Duraznitos - El Mesón - Guayavillar - Huacareta - Huirapitinde - Huirasay - Ibabironti - Ibobe - Ingre - Inti - Ipati - Itacaray - Itacua - Itaitirenda - Itakise - Itapo - Itayobe - Ivaviranty - Kaapuko - La Esperanza de F. Chávez - Lacayotal - Las Juntas - Laurel - Mandiuti - Matará - Meson - Nacanvi - Napichan - Núñez - Pampa Grande - Parachillo - Parapetí - Pata y Gallina - Pilcamayo - Pilcomayo - Pilcomayo Sur - Pincal - Pirapí - Pirasillo - Piraycito - Rosario del Ingre - Salado - San Antonio - San Isidro - San Jorge de Ipaty - San José - San Juan del Piray - San Pablo de Huacareta - Santa María - Sararenda - Sauce Mayo - Tacuafindi - Tacugacho - Tacurbite - Tacurvite - Tamigua - Tartagalito - Tibope - Ticucha - Timboycito - Tomaterenda - Totorenda - Totorenda las Juntas - Tunillo - Uruguay - Uruguayito - Vejeria - Villa Esperanza - Villa Hermosa - Yacapuco - Yaire - Yairi - Yana Yahua - Yapucaiti - Yerenda - Yumao - Zappalero - Ñacamiri - Ñagua 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 Huacareta Named natural and historic features inside Huacareta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Itapú - Quebrada del Salado - Río Igüembe - Río Ingre - Río Orocote - Río Pilaya - Río Ñacamiri ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Serranía del Ingre · 901 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Huacareta 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 Huacareta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hernando Siles Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 655 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (131 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 18 131 Feb 17 121 Mar 17 96 Apr 16 46 May 14 13 Jun 14 9 Jul 13 6 Aug 15 4 Sep 17 12 Oct 18 43 Nov 18 57 Dec 18 116 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huacareta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital San Pablo de Huacareta · Huacareta 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.36871&mlon=-64.00500#map=17/-20.36871/-64.00500) School U.E. El Laurel · Huacareta 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.55163&mlon=-63.98475#map=17/-20.55163/-63.98475) 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 Huacareta Places mapped inside Huacareta in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools32 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 Hernando Siles Province - Monteagudo ## Quick answers - Where is Huacareta?In Hernando Siles Province, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia - What borders Huacareta?Culpina, Entre Ríos, Monteagudo and Villa Vaca Guzmán - What time zone is Huacareta in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Huacareta?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Huacareta?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Huacareta?103 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Huacareta?Settlements lie between 597 m and 1,778 m - What is the highest point in Huacareta?Serranía del Ingre (901 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Huacareta?March to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Huacareta?Hospital San Pablo de Huacareta, about 19 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Huacareta?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Huacareta?BO010502 (OCHA common operational dataset)