# Catacora Municipality, General José Manuel Pando Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/general-jose-manuel-pando/catacora/ Municipality · General José Manuel Pando Province # Catacora Catacora is a municipality of Bolivia in General José Manuel Pando Province, La Paz Department. It covers **524.2 km²**. 65 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 524km² - 4mapped services - 4,297 mtypical elevation ## Where is Catacora? Catacora lies in [General José Manuel Pando Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/general-jose-manuel-pando/), [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 1 other municipality: [Santiago de Machaca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/general-jose-manuel-pando/santiago-de-machaca/). By area it is the 253rd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 28.7% of [General José Manuel Pando Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/general-jose-manuel-pando/). The centre of Catacora is about 491 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2544° S, 69.5194° 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 Catacora ### Nearby, outside Catacora - Sirk'i · volcano, Santiago de Machaca19 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: Catacora - 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 - Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) · Tacna120 km - Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) · Arica149 km ### Nearest railway station Estación Charaña (Charaña), about 39 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 07:05, sunset around 18:11). 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 Catacora Open gazetteers list **65 villages, towns and localities** in Catacora. Settlements here lie between about 4,134 m and 4,658 m above sea level (median 4,297 m). - Ancara - Ankara - Cabaňa Liphichi - Cala Saraya - Calavinto - Callaza - Callipiña - Capilla Chipe - Catacora - Catacora Chico - Challipiña - Chiarsalla Pairumani Grande - Chipa - Chirijini - Chocaqui - Chojňoco - Chuntacollo Pairumani Grande - Cliza - Cotari - Cutume - Estancia Cabaña Liphichi - Estancia Cala Saraya - Estancia Casamayu - Estancia Chiar Chilli - Estancia Chipa - Estancia Chojñoco - Estancia Pancoña - Estancia Payrumaní - Estancia Phucu Suntina - Estancia Quimsa Chata - Estancia Uma Jalsu - Estancia Uma Tomasiri - Huañuma - Iquillavi - Jalluta - Janko Thaqui - Jutuni Alto - Jutuni Bajo - Kala Jaliri - Kelani - Llaytani - Llumavi - Moro Collo - Nacatchina - Omaxo - Pairumani Grande - Pajchiri - Pallalla - Pampiña - Parache - Parachi - Patapujo - Phucu Suntiňa - Pichuña - Piquenchaca - Piñotani - Pokeri - Quilave - Quimsachata - San Vicente - Tambo Mauri - Tolacollo - Toluyo - Viscachuni - Zaparani 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 Catacora Named natural and historic features inside Catacora, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Rio Cusi Cusini - Río Cutume - Río Jaruma - Río Quilave ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains; 1 mountain pass. - Cerro Huaricunca · 4,992 m - Cerro Queñuacollo · 4,739 m - Cerro Serke · 4,600 m - Cerro Queñual · 4,493 m - Cerro Chipe · 4,490 m - Cerro Iruchuta · 4,484 m - Cerro Huilacollo · 4,459 m - Cerro Lerco · 4,263 m - Abra Camino Tolacollo · 4,225 m - Cerro Orco Orconi · 4,225 m - Cerro Santuario · 4,109 m ### History 1 ruin. - Ruinas de Tambo Mauri 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 Catacora and the best time to visit Using the climate of General José Manuel Pando Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C). About 357 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (80 mm) and the driest Jun (3 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 80 Feb 9 73 Mar 9 50 Apr 8 18 May 5 6 Jun 4 3 Jul 4 7 Aug 5 7 Sep 7 11 Oct 8 24 Nov 9 21 Dec 9 57 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Catacora Need Nearest mapped Distance School U.E. Pajchiri · Catacora 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.22845&mlon=-69.49978#map=17/-17.22845/-69.49978) Police station Reten Policial (PNB) · Charaña 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.47653&mlon=-69.32174#map=17/-17.47653/-69.32174) 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 Catacora Places mapped inside Catacora in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 General José Manuel Pando Province - Santiago de Machaca ## Quick answers - Where is Catacora?In General José Manuel Pando Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia - What borders Catacora?Santiago de Machaca - What is there to see in Catacora?Sirk'i - What time zone is Catacora in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Catacora?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Catacora?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Catacora?65 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Catacora?Settlements lie between 4,134 m and 4,658 m - What is the highest point in Catacora?Cerro Huaricunca (4,992 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the P-code of Catacora?BO021902 (OCHA common operational dataset)