# Yaco Municipality, Loayza Province, La Paz Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/yaco/

Municipality · Loayza Province 

# Yaco

Yaco is a municipality of Bolivia in Loayza Province, La Paz Department. It covers **595.5 km²**. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 596km²
- 9mapped services
- 4,038 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yaco?

Yaco 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 5 other municipalities: [Caracollo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/cercado/caracollo/), [Ichoca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/inquisivi/ichoca/), [Luribay](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/luribay/), [Malla](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/malla/) and [Sicasica](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/sicasica/). By area it is the 239th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 20.5% of [Loayza Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/loayza/). The centre of Yaco is about 299 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2595° S, 67.3914° 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 Yaco

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Yaco: 1 attraction.

- ventanani · attraction

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: Yaco

- 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) · Oruro84 km
- El Alto International Airport (LPB) · La Paz / El Alto119 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:56, 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 Yaco

Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Yaco. Settlements here lie between about 3,286 m and 4,444 m above sea level (median 4,038 m).

- Ampicolque
- Bambarillo
- Cacani
- Caluyo
- Capellania
- Capellanía
- Caxata
- Challoma
- Challoma Chico
- Challoma Grande
- Chiaraque
- Chuaña
- Chucamarca
- Collana
- Conchamarca
- Cotaña
- Cusuma
- Cusuma Castill Huma
- Estancia Charapura
- Estancia Chijtuma
- Estancia Conchamarca
- Estancia Huari Umaña
- Estancia Jampi Collqui
- Estancia Lerkho
- Estancia Puchuni Viejo
- Estancia Saytoco
- Estancia Tana
- Estancia Tankhani
- Estancia Uma Pallkha
- Hiracachi
- Hornuni
- Huanacamaya
- Huanu Huanani
- Huayllas
- Huaylloma
- Huichuraya
- Huntuta
- Hurnuni
- Illamoco
- Ingenio
- Ingo
- Iquilluyo
- Iracachi
- Jankoñiri
- Junta Chullpa
- Khala Tranca
- Larguani
- Laurani
- Llanuma
- Llipi Llipi
- Malla
- Mecaña
- Micaya
- Pachuni
- Palluma
- Pampajasi
- Putuni
- Saitaco
- Saythoco
- Soracachi
- Soracachi Colacucho
- Tablachaca
- Tauca
- Totor Pampa
- Umalaco
- Urnuni
- Villa Puchuni
- Yaco
- 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 Yaco

Named natural and historic features inside Yaco, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

13 rivers and streams.

- Río Alka
- Río Cacani
- Río Chanca
- Río Charapura
- Río Chiji Jahuira
- Río Cosuma
- Río Jachcha Jahuira Coxata
- Río Jupiri
- Río Mollepuncu
- Río Puchuni
- Río Soracachi
- Río Sunila
- Río Yaco

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Junturi Ucumani · 4,368 m
- Cerro Payrumani · 4,195 m
- Cerro Llallagua · 4,074 m

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Puchuni

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 Yaco and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Loayza Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 589 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 7 126 

Feb 7 105 

Mar 7 69 

Apr 6 29 

May 5 11 

Jun 4 22 

Jul 3 14 

Aug 4 25 

Sep 5 21 

Oct 7 38 

Nov 8 41 

Dec 7 100 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yaco

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital C.S.I. Tablachaca (1er Nivel) · Yaco 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.17653&mlon=-67.33806#map=17/-17.17653/-67.33806) 

Bank E-fectivo ESPM S.A. · Sicasica 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37410&mlon=-67.67343#map=17/-17.37410/-67.67343) 

Petrol pump EE.SS. Konani · Sicasica 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.43635&mlon=-67.52042#map=17/-17.43635/-67.52042) 

Hotel Panamericana · Sicasica 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37445&mlon=-67.67379#map=17/-17.37445/-67.67379) 

School U.E. Llipillipi · Yaco 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.18094&mlon=-67.37361#map=17/-17.18094/-67.37361) 

College Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros "Villa Aroma" · Sicasica 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37502&mlon=-67.68571#map=17/-17.37502/-67.68571) 

Police station Puesto Cantonal Konani · Sicasica 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.43449&mlon=-67.51886#map=17/-17.43449/-67.51886) 

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 Yaco

Places mapped inside Yaco in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools8

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

- Cairoma
- Luribay
- Malla
- Sapahaqui

## Quick answers

- Where is Yaco?In Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
- What borders Yaco?Caracollo, Ichoca, Luribay, Malla and Sicasica
- What is there to see in Yaco?ventanani
- What time zone is Yaco in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Yaco?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Yaco?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Yaco?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Yaco?Settlements lie between 3,286 m and 4,444 m
- What is the highest point in Yaco?Cerro Junturi Ucumani (4,368 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yaco?C.S.I. Tablachaca (1er Nivel), about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yaco?E-fectivo ESPM S.A., about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yaco?EE.SS. Konani, about 24 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Yaco?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Yaco?BO020903 (OCHA common operational dataset)