# Ichoca Municipality, Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/ichoca/ Municipality · Inquisivi Province # Ichoca Ichoca is a municipality of Bolivia in Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department. It covers **839.9 km²**. 95 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 840km² - 15mapped services - 4,232 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ichoca? Ichoca lies in [Inquisivi Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/), [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Caracollo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/cercado/caracollo/), [Colquiri](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/colquiri/), [Inquisivi](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/inquisivi/), [Malla](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/malla/), [Quime](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/quime/) and [Yaco](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/yaco/). By area it is the 202nd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 11.9% of [Inquisivi Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/). The centre of Ichoca is about 289 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2012° S, 67.1982° 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: Ichoca - 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 - Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro85 km - Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB) · Cochabamba111 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:02). 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 Ichoca Open gazetteers list **95 villages, towns and localities** in Ichoca. Settlements here lie between about 2,672 m and 4,854 m above sea level (median 4,232 m). - Antahuara - Añahuayani - Boca Toma - Cacoma - Campamento Minero Sayaquira - Chacuri - Challa - Challa Villque - Champuyo - Chaye - Colca Pata - Colcapata - Collpa - Colquiri - Estancia Arapata - Estancia Belén - Estancia Caballo Huarta - Estancia Cacamuita - Estancia Chapi Pampa - Estancia Chiar Chullpa - Estancia Cruz Villque - Estancia Huaylloco - Estancia Huaña Pasto - Estancia Huañica - Estancia Jachu - Estancia Jajchanza - Estancia Jalanta - Estancia Jipiaña - Estancia Jiskha Huaraca - Estancia Jiskha Marca - Estancia Kekaruma - Estancia Khuchuyo - Estancia Lacalaca - Estancia Lakha Patilla - Estancia Llupaca - Estancia Otiviri - Estancia Pampa Jokho - Estancia Pharachui - Estancia Phola Pampa - Estancia San Enrrique - Estancia Suripe - Estancia Tankhaña - Estancia Thaqui Marca - Estancia Toco - Estancia Tojjota - Estancia Viluyo - Franz Tamayo - General Camacho - German Busch - Huaraca - Huarahuarani - Huañacuru - Huertamayo - Huyu Huyuni - Ichoca - Ingenio Mariana - Iripi - Jantha Villa - Jiskha Marca - Jupiri - Lanza - Lico Bamba - Lico Grande - Llancancachi - Lujura - Luruhuta - Matha - Molino - Paa Kollu - Pampahuta - Pampoca - Pampoco - Panpoco Urahuasi - Paytucani - Phusa - Phusiri - Puitucani - Pusa - Putu Putuni - Queñuani - Rosa Belén - Saca Saca - Sacamaya - Sayaquira - Sirarani - Suripi - Tana - Tika - Tojjota - Totora - Uyuni - Uyuyuni - Villa San Antonio Sirarani - Yahuaroco - Yunguyo 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 Ichoca Named natural and historic features inside Ichoca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Río Camacho - Río Challani - Río Colcapata - Río Condor Jipiña - Río Khala Cruz - Río Molino - Río Rea Rea - Río Sayaqutra - Río Tolorama - Río Tornuña Jahuira ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains; 1 mountain pass. - Cerro Khala Patra · 4,493 m - Cerro Huaraca · 4,320 m - Abra Colcapata · 4,287 m - Cerro Tankha Tankha · 4,280 m - Cerro Santa Velacruz · 4,211 m - Cerro Sompera · 4,149 m - Cerro Jiskhachay · 3,926 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 Ichoca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Inquisivi Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 5 °C) and the coolest is Jul (1 °C), after allowing for this place being about 910 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 603 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (126 mm) and the driest May (11 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 5 126 Feb 5 105 Mar 4 69 Apr 4 29 May 2 11 Jun 2 22 Jul 1 14 Aug 2 25 Sep 3 21 Oct 5 38 Nov 5 41 Dec 5 100 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ichoca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital P.S. San Antonio Sirarani · Ichoca 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.15615&mlon=-67.08535#map=17/-17.15615/-67.08535) Petrol pump EE.SS. Quime · Quime 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.97510&mlon=-67.21003#map=17/-16.97510/-67.21003) Hotel Colibri Hostel · Quime 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.98308&mlon=-67.21776#map=17/-16.98308/-67.21776) School U.E. Pedro Domingo Murillo · Ichoca 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.18510&mlon=-67.25787#map=17/-17.18510/-67.25787) College UMSA - Sede Quime · Quime 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.98038&mlon=-67.22081#map=17/-16.98038/-67.22081) 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 Ichoca Places mapped inside Ichoca in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools14 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 Inquisivi Province - Cajuata - Colquiri - Inquisivi - Quime - Villa Libertad Licoma ## Quick answers - Where is Ichoca?In Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia - What borders Ichoca?Caracollo, Colquiri, Inquisivi, Malla, Quime and Yaco - What time zone is Ichoca in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Ichoca?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Ichoca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ichoca?95 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ichoca?Settlements lie between 2,672 m and 4,854 m - What is the highest point in Ichoca?Cerro Khala Patra (4,493 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Ichoca?P.S. San Antonio Sirarani, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ichoca?EE.SS. Quime, about 25 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ichoca?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ichoca?BO021005 (OCHA common operational dataset)