# Cairoma Municipality, Loayza Province, La Paz Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/cairoma/ Municipality · Loayza Province # Cairoma Cairoma is a municipality of Bolivia in Loayza Province, La Paz Department. It covers **685.5 km²**. 102 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 45 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 686km² - 45mapped services - 3,369 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cairoma? Cairoma lies in [Loayza Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/), [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Irupana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/sud-yungas/irupana/), [Luribay](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/luribay/), [Malla](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/malla/), [Palca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/murillo/palca/), [Quime](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/quime/) and [Sapahaqui](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/sapahaqui/). By area it is the 226th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 23.7% of [Loayza Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/). The centre of Cairoma is about 349 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8171° S, 67.6050° 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: Cairoma - 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 Alto71 km - Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro139 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:56, sunset around 18:04). 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 Cairoma Open gazetteers list **102 villages, towns and localities** in Cairoma. The largest with a recorded population: Viloco (1,900). Settlements here lie between about 1,944 m and 4,340 m above sea level (median 3,369 m). - Achojpaya - Agua Salud - Ahijadera - Amaru - Angostura - Anquioma - Anquioma Alta - Anquioma Alto - Anquioma Baja - Apita - Araca - Asiento Araca - Bajaderia - Bonaparte - Bravillo Alto - Cairoma - Callancani - Castilloma - Cebada Pata - Chincha - Collana - Collpani - Colpani - Comunidad Pucarani - Comunidad Quiraya - Comunidad Yunga Yunga - Corocuta - Cotapampa - Cotaña - Cusiraya - Estancia Huchambaya - Estancia Khara - Estancia Kollpani - Estancia Poroma - Estancia Rancho Pata - Estancia Wila Pampa - Hornuni - Huallcota - Huerta Grande - Huichuraya - Humaruta Alta - Humaruta Baja - Hussi - Incalarca - Kenko - Keraya - Khara - Kotaña - La Lloja - Lacayani - Las Juntas - Lurata - Machacamarca - Machacamarca Alta - Machacamarca Baja - Mocoya - Murmuntani - Mutuhuaya - Negro Amaya - Pacuchani - Pacuchani Chinchico - Pararani - Piedra Valiente - Pucará - Pucará Millavi - Puente Chojcalaca - Quebrada - Rosario - Sacani - Salapampa - Samaca - Samuma - Sanumarca - Sau Sau - Saya - Sico - Sinapaya - Sora Sora - Sumiraya - Tacopampa - Tambo Pata - Tambopata - Tanapaca - Teneria - Tenería - Tienda Pata - Tiendapata - Tirco - Toldojani Chilcuyo - Toropampa - Torre Pampa - Torujumaña - Tucurpaya - Tuncu Churu - Uchambaya - Villa Pucarani - Viloco - Wichuraya - Wilapampa - Yanapaca - Yunca Yunca - Yunga Yunga 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 Cairoma Named natural and historic features inside Cairoma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Naranjani - Río Araca - Río Caracato - Río Chinochi - Río Choquecota Grande - Río Choquetanga Chico - Río Huacullani - Río Poroma - Río Tarujumana - Río Uma Patca - Río Yaco - Río Yunga - Río de la Lloja ### Hills and mountains 13 mountains; 2 mountain passes; 1 hill. - Cerro Agujón · 4,763 m - Cerro Canastani · 4,395 m - Abra Salvadora · 4,291 m - Cerro Kohuillica Apacheta · 4,291 m - Cerro Yunque · 4,289 m - Cerro Bueno · 4,095 m - Cerro Trinidad · 3,928 m - Cerro Huayra Willkhi · 3,926 m - Cerro Wila Willkhi · 3,726 m - Abra Cairoma · 3,698 m - Puntiagudo · 3,489 m - Cerro Sahuaya · 3,400 m - Cerro Marcapata · 3,100 m - Kasiri Loma · 2,672 m - Cerro Churi Khala · 2,453 m - Cerro Condoriri Grande · 2,064 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 Cairoma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Loayza Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C). About 603 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (126 mm) and the driest May (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and October to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 11 126 Feb 10 105 Mar 10 69 Apr 10 29 May 8 11 Jun 7 22 Jul 7 14 Aug 8 25 Sep 9 21 Oct 11 38 Nov 11 41 Dec 11 100 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cairoma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital C.S.A. La Lloja (1er Nivel) · Cairoma 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.74489&mlon=-67.57329#map=17/-16.74489/-67.57329) Hotel Hospedaje San Pedro · Luribay 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.06210&mlon=-67.66170#map=17/-17.06210/-67.66170) School U.E. Huerta Grande · Cairoma 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.82655&mlon=-67.58438#map=17/-16.82655/-67.58438) College Unidad educativa El Rosario · Mecapaca 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.72945&mlon=-67.96271#map=17/-16.72945/-67.96271) 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 Cairoma Places mapped inside Cairoma in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools40 - Restaurants3 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 Loayza Province - Luribay - Malla - Sapahaqui - Yaco ## Quick answers - Where is Cairoma?In Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia - What borders Cairoma?Irupana, Luribay, Malla, Palca, Quime and Sapahaqui - What time zone is Cairoma in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Cairoma?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Cairoma?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cairoma?102 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cairoma?Settlements lie between 1,944 m and 4,340 m - What is the highest point in Cairoma?Cerro Agujón (4,763 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cairoma?February to March and October to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Cairoma?C.S.A. La Lloja (1er Nivel), about 8.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Cairoma?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Cairoma?BO020905 (OCHA common operational dataset)