# Colquencha Municipality, Aroma Province, La Paz Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/colquencha/ Municipality · Aroma Province # Colquencha Colquencha is a municipality of Bolivia in Aroma Province, La Paz Department. It covers **341.3 km²**. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 341km² - 12mapped services - 4,004 mtypical elevation ## Where is Colquencha? Colquencha lies in [Aroma Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/), [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Ayo Ayo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/ayo-ayo/), [Calamarca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/calamarca/), [Collana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/collana/), [Comanche](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/comanche/), [Corocoro](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/corocoro/) and [Waldo Ballivian](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/waldo-ballivian/). By area it is the 283rd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 7.3% of [Aroma Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/). The centre of Colquencha is about 392 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9748° S, 68.2770° 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 Colquencha OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Colquencha: 1 ruins. - Amphitheater · ruins ### Nearby, outside Colquencha - accidente 27en24 · waterfall, Calamarca18 km - Ángeles de Calamarca · attraction, Calamarca19 km - Parque Nacional Mirikiri · national park, Comanche20 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: Colquencha - 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 - El Alto International Airport (LPB) · La Paz / El Alto52 km - Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro168 km ### Nearest railway station Estación Coniri (Viacha), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:59, sunset around 18:06). 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 Colquencha Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Colquencha. Settlements here lie between about 3,927 m and 4,578 m above sea level (median 4,004 m). - Acerpujo - Achoco - Apacheta - Centro Asunción - Centro Machacamarca - Chijipampa - Chojna Kota - Chullumpiri - Collana - Colquencha - Comunidad Tumuyo - Comunidad Villa Flor - Cullmini - Escohoco - Estancia Huancarami - Estancia Huira Kkollu - Estancia Jalzuri Wankariri - Estancia Sirifucu - Flor Belén - Huancarama - Iruma Pumani - Jalsuri - Jucuri - Juira Collo - Kamani - Kollpani - Koltani - Kopapujo - Machacamarca - Maquiaviri - Marcella - Marquirivi - Micaya - Nuevo Amanecer - Panti Pantini - Pisirapiña - Porvenir - Posocani - Rancho Juira - Santiago de Llallagua - Sindicato Nueva Esperanza - Ticuyo - Totorani - Tumuyo - Tupuma Pampa - Villa Esperanza - Villa Ramírez 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 Colquencha Named natural and historic features inside Colquencha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Chulluncani - Río Colquencha - Río Cosmini - Río Vilaque ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Cerro Parca · 4,400 m - Cerro Pacoloma · 4,398 m - Cerro Jankho Apacheta · 4,326 m - Cerro Andamarca · 4,300 m - Cerro Asun Kkollus · 4,106 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Estación Vilaque 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 Colquencha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Aroma Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C). About 558 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (123 mm) and the driest Jun (6 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 9 123 Feb 8 101 Mar 8 71 Apr 8 28 May 5 9 Jun 4 6 Jul 4 13 Aug 5 20 Sep 7 20 Oct 8 39 Nov 9 36 Dec 9 93 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Colquencha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital C.S.A. Santiago de Llallagua · Colquencha 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.02416&mlon=-68.20525#map=17/-17.02416/-68.20525) Bank Banco Prodem · Viacha 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65353&mlon=-68.30219#map=17/-16.65353/-68.30219) Petrol pump ES Calamarca · Calamarca 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.90485&mlon=-68.12188#map=17/-16.90485/-68.12188) Hotel Hotel "Gran Poder" · Ayo Ayo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.01065&mlon=-68.06224#map=17/-17.01065/-68.06224) School U.E. Iruma Pomani · Colquencha 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.97346&mlon=-68.20380#map=17/-16.97346/-68.20380) College Instituto Superior de Tecnología Agroindustrial · Colquencha 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.02333&mlon=-68.20038#map=17/-17.02333/-68.20038) Police station Policía Rural Fronteriza Comanche · Comanche 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.95435&mlon=-68.42238#map=17/-16.95435/-68.42238) 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 Colquencha Places mapped inside Colquencha in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools10 - Colleges and universities1 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 Aroma Province - Ayo Ayo - Calamarca - Collana - Patacamaya - Sicasica - Umala ## Quick answers - Where is Colquencha?In Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia - What borders Colquencha?Ayo Ayo, Calamarca, Collana, Comanche, Corocoro and Waldo Ballivian - What is there to see in Colquencha?Amphitheater - What time zone is Colquencha in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Colquencha?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Colquencha?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Colquencha?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Colquencha?Settlements lie between 3,927 m and 4,578 m - What is the highest point in Colquencha?Cerro Parca (4,400 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Colquencha?C.S.A. Santiago de Llallagua, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Colquencha?Banco Prodem, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Colquencha?ES Calamarca, about 18 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Colquencha?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Colquencha?BO021306 (OCHA common operational dataset)