# Villa Charcas Municipality, Nor Cinti Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/nor-cinti/villa-charcas/ Municipality · Nor Cinti Province # Villa Charcas Villa Charcas is a municipality of Bolivia in Nor Cinti Province, Chuquisaca Department. It covers **688.6 km²**. 52 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 37 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 689km² - 37mapped services - 2,954 mtypical elevation ## Where is Villa Charcas? Villa Charcas lies in [Nor Cinti Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/nor-cinti/), [Chuquisaca Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Camargo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/nor-cinti/camargo/), [Culpina](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/sur-cinti/culpina/), [Incahuasi](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/nor-cinti/incahuasi/) and [San Lucas](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/nor-cinti/san-lucas/). By area it is the 225th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 8.9% of [Nor Cinti Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/nor-cinti/). The centre of Villa Charcas is about 178 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 20.5839° S, 64.8291° 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: Villa Charcas - 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) · Tarija109 km - Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre152 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 17:46). 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 Villa Charcas Open gazetteers list **52 villages, towns and localities** in Villa Charcas. Settlements here lie between about 1,507 m and 3,771 m above sea level (median 2,954 m). - Ancomarca - Arpaja - Arpaja Alta - Arpaja Baja - Arpaja Centro - Ayomita - Caisaca - Caiza K - Caylle - Caña Huayco - Centro Villa Charcas - Chariroxi - Chunchuli Alto - Chunchulli - Comunidad Arpaja Alta - Comunidad Arpaja Baja - Comunidad Chunchuli Alto - Comunidad Chunchuli Bajo - Comunidad Llanquisa - Comunidad Papa Chajra - Comunidad Sultaca Alta - Estancia Okururu - Hacienda Esmeralda - Huancarani Alto - Huancarani Bajo - Huancarani Centro - Lambrani - Llanquisa - Marcahui - Mollini - Mutila - Ovejeria - Palcapata - Papa Chajra - Pucara - Pucara de Llujllaya - Pucará - Quis - Quisquira Alta - Sacari - Santa Elena - Santa Rosa - Sultaca - Sultaca Alta - Sultaca Centro - Sumaya - Supas - Tambo de Huackanqui - Tipani - Troja - Verano - Villa Charcas 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 Villa Charcas Named natural and historic features inside Villa Charcas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Llave Khasa - Río Chaco Mayu - Río Disbuco - Río Terrado ### Hills and mountains 5 hills; 4 mountains; 1 mountain pass. - Cerro Kibin Chu · 4,155 m - Cerro Milluyoj · 3,881 m - Cerro Salto Punta · 3,690 m - Cerro Mama Huasi · 3,570 m - Loma Tare Orkho · 3,431 m - Cerro Wincha · 3,306 m - Abra de Tabla Cruz · 3,285 m - Cerro Supas Orkho · 2,846 m - Cerro Mision · 2,829 m - Cerro Lajas · 2,795 m 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 Villa Charcas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nor Cinti Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). About 543 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (120 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 14 120 Feb 14 104 Mar 13 78 Apr 12 26 May 9 6 Jun 8 3 Jul 8 4 Aug 10 2 Sep 12 9 Oct 14 37 Nov 14 50 Dec 15 104 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Villa Charcas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Materno Infantil Reidun Roine -Riberalta · Incahuasi 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.67763&mlon=-64.76652#map=17/-20.67763/-64.76652) Bank Banco Unión · Culpina 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.82269&mlon=-64.94438#map=17/-20.82269/-64.94438) Petrol pump EE.SS. Teodocio Llanos · Culpina 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.82253&mlon=-64.94808#map=17/-20.82253/-64.94808) School U.E. Llanquisa · Villa Charcas 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.58478&mlon=-64.79798#map=17/-20.58478/-64.79798) Police station Comando Policial Villa Charcas · Villa Charcas 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.72425&mlon=-64.88392#map=17/-20.72425/-64.88392) 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 Villa Charcas Places mapped inside Villa Charcas in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools34 - Pharmacies1 - Police stations1 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 Nor Cinti Province - Camargo - Incahuasi - San Lucas ## Quick answers - Where is Villa Charcas?In Nor Cinti Province, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia - What borders Villa Charcas?Camargo, Culpina, Incahuasi and San Lucas - What time zone is Villa Charcas in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Villa Charcas?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Villa Charcas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Villa Charcas?52 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Villa Charcas?Settlements lie between 1,507 m and 3,771 m - What is the highest point in Villa Charcas?Cerro Kibin Chu (4,155 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Villa Charcas?September to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Villa Charcas?Hospital Materno Infantil Reidun Roine -Riberalta, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Villa Charcas?Banco Unión, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Villa Charcas?EE.SS. Teodocio Llanos, about 29 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Villa Charcas?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Villa Charcas?BO010704 (OCHA common operational dataset)