# Sicaya Municipality, Capinota Province, Cochabamba Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/capinota/sicaya/ Municipality · Capinota Province # Sicaya Sicaya is a municipality of Bolivia in Capinota Province, Cochabamba Department. It covers **115.4 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 115km² - 6mapped services - 3,050 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sicaya? Sicaya lies in [Capinota Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/capinota/), [Cochabamba Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Arque](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/arque/arque/), [Capinota](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/capinota/capinota/) and [Sipesipe](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/quillacollo/sipesipe/). By area it is the 318th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 11.7% of [Capinota Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/cochabamba/capinota/). The centre of Sicaya is about 180 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7854° S, 66.3427° 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). ## Things to see in and around Sicaya OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Sicaya: 1 memorial. - Puente Higuerani Palermo · memorial ### Nearby, outside Sicaya - Eduardo Avaroa · memorial, Capinota11 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Sicaya - 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 - Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB) · Cochabamba44 km - Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro80 km ### Nearest railway station Pueblo Nuevo (Sipesipe), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:53, sunset around 17:57). 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 Sicaya Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Sicaya. Settlements here lie between about 2,635 m and 3,412 m above sea level (median 3,050 m). - 16 de Julio - Anocaya - Chico Sicaya - Chullpani - Corata Sotaza - Cotañi - Estancia Challuma - Estancia Chullpani - Estancia Copata - Estancia Pichacani - Estancia Umani - Falsuri - Higuerani - Kara Kara - Liquimpaya - Palermo - Panteon Pampa - Puca Loma - Sicaya - Vinto - Wacaplaz 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 Sicaya Named natural and historic features inside Sicaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada de Silaya - Río Sapo Mayu ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Cuchillo Tahokha · 3,177 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Estación Higuerani 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 Sicaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Capinota Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jul (9 °C), after allowing for this place being about 257 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 498 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (104 mm) and the driest Jul (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 12 104 Feb 12 97 Mar 12 55 Apr 12 20 May 10 6 Jun 9 44 Jul 9 5 Aug 10 8 Sep 12 12 Oct 13 25 Nov 14 36 Dec 13 86 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sicaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Capinota · Capinota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.71049&mlon=-66.26552#map=17/-17.71049/-66.26552) Bank Banco Prodem · Capinota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.71492&mlon=-66.26223#map=17/-17.71492/-66.26223) ATM Banco BCP · Santivañez 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.55061&mlon=-66.24866#map=17/-17.55061/-66.24866) Petrol pump EE.SS. La Merced · Capinota 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.72138&mlon=-66.28359#map=17/-17.72138/-66.28359) Hotel Termas La Cabaña de la Torre · Sipesipe 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.51844&mlon=-66.33258#map=17/-17.51844/-66.33258) Mall Comercial GÉNESIS · Cochabamba 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.46857&mlon=-66.20772#map=17/-17.46857/-66.20772) School U.E. Higuerani · Sicaya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.79248&mlon=-66.34817#map=17/-17.79248/-66.34817) College Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario · Tarata 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.62135&mlon=-66.02362#map=17/-17.62135/-66.02362) Police station Policía Caminera · Sipesipe 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.59357&mlon=-66.35107#map=17/-17.59357/-66.35107) 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 Sicaya Places mapped inside Sicaya in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 Capinota Province - Capinota - Santivañez ## Quick answers - Where is Sicaya?In Capinota Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia - What borders Sicaya?Arque, Capinota and Sipesipe - What is there to see in Sicaya?Puente Higuerani Palermo - What time zone is Sicaya in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Sicaya?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Sicaya?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sicaya?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sicaya?Settlements lie between 2,635 m and 3,412 m - What is the highest point in Sicaya?Cerro Cuchillo Tahokha (3,177 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sicaya?September to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Sicaya?Hospital Capinota, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sicaya?Banco Prodem, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sicaya?Banco BCP, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sicaya?EE.SS. La Merced, about 9.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sicaya?BO030703 (OCHA common operational dataset)