# Chacarilla Municipality, Gualberto Villarroel Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/gualberto-villarroel/chacarilla/ Municipality · Gualberto Villarroel Province # Chacarilla Chacarilla is a municipality of Bolivia in Gualberto Villarroel Province, La Paz Department. It covers **363.3 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 363km² - 5mapped services - 3,808 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chacarilla? Chacarilla lies in [Gualberto Villarroel Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/gualberto-villarroel/), [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Curahuara de Carangas](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sajama/curahuara-de-carangas/), [San Pedro de Curahuara](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/gualberto-villarroel/san-pedro-de-curahuara/), [Santiago de Callapa](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/santiago-de-callapa/), [Totora](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/san-pedro-de-totora/totora/) and [Umala](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/umala/). By area it is the 276th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 18.0% of [Gualberto Villarroel Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/gualberto-villarroel/). The centre of Chacarilla is about 348 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.5424° S, 68.1628° 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: Chacarilla - 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 Alto115 km - Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro124 km ### Nearest railway station Estación Chijmuni (Sicasica), about 39 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 07:00, sunset around 18:05). 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 Chacarilla Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Chacarilla. Settlements here lie between about 3,674 m and 3,964 m above sea level (median 3,808 m). - Alto Unido - Chacarilla - Chojñacota - Estancia Huiskhu Khari - Estancia Khanapata - Estancia Romero Pampa - Estancia Sancayuni - Huachalla - Jiska Palca - Laramuta - Misawi - Puerto Aroma - Rosapata - San Juan Pacollo - San Juanillo - Taruhutani - Tolapampa - Tula Ñusata - Untu Chico Alto Pampa Brava - Villa Tumaycuri 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 Chacarilla Named natural and historic features inside Chacarilla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Monte Calvario - Quebrada Payrumani - Río Calliri - Río Cultina ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Pampajasi · 3,843 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 Chacarilla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gualberto Villarroel Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C). About 495 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (110 mm) and the driest May (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 10 110 Feb 10 92 Mar 10 61 Apr 9 24 May 6 8 Jun 5 10 Jul 4 11 Aug 6 17 Sep 8 19 Oct 10 30 Nov 11 31 Dec 11 83 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chacarilla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital C.S. San Pedro De Curahuara · San Pedro de Curahuara 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.65532&mlon=-68.04854#map=17/-17.65532/-68.04854) School U.E. San Juan Pacollo · Chacarilla 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.48071&mlon=-68.16534#map=17/-17.48071/-68.16534) College Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de la UMSA · Patacamaya 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.26095&mlon=-67.94783#map=17/-17.26095/-67.94783) 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 Chacarilla Places mapped inside Chacarilla in open map data, by type. - Schools5 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 Gualberto Villarroel Province - Papel Pampa - San Pedro de Curahuara ## Quick answers - Where is Chacarilla?In Gualberto Villarroel Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia - What borders Chacarilla?Curahuara de Carangas, San Pedro de Curahuara, Santiago de Callapa, Totora and Umala - What time zone is Chacarilla in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Chacarilla?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Chacarilla?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chacarilla?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chacarilla?Settlements lie between 3,674 m and 3,964 m - What is the highest point in Chacarilla?Cerro Pampajasi (3,843 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chacarilla?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Chacarilla?C.S. San Pedro De Curahuara, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chacarilla?BO021803 (OCHA common operational dataset)