# Comanche Municipality, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/comanche/

Municipality · Pacajes Province 

# Comanche

Comanche is a municipality of Bolivia in Pacajes Province, La Paz Department. It covers **450.2 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 450km²
- 12mapped services
- 4,192 mtypical elevation

## Where is Comanche?

Comanche lies in [Pacajes Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/), [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Caquiaviri](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/caquiaviri/), [Collana](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/collana/), [Colquencha](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/aroma/colquencha/), [Corocoro](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/corocoro/), [Jesús de Machaka](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/ingavi/jesus-de-machaka/) and [Viacha](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/ingavi/viacha/). By area it is the 263rd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 4.0% of [Pacajes Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/la-paz/pacajes/). The centre of Comanche is about 412 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9416° S, 68.4730° 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 Comanche

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Comanche: 1 national park.

- Parque Nacional Mirikiri · national park

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: Comanche

- 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 Alto57 km
- Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro186 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Coniri (Viacha), about 21 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 07:00, sunset around 18:07).

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 Comanche

Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Comanche. Settlements here lie between about 4,001 m and 4,613 m above sea level (median 4,192 m).

- Antarani
- Berenguela
- Botijlaca
- Cala Paillu
- Calla Arriba Turrini
- Canambari
- Cantuyo
- Chacana
- Chaco Arriba
- Chiacata
- Chiar-Kaua
- Chojñapujio
- Chusñupa
- Collana Tiji
- Comanche
- Comanche Chico
- Coniri
- Corcoti
- Estancia Chiutiri
- Estancia Milla Jahuira
- General José Ballivián
- Hequeri
- Huakallaya
- Huallatiri
- Huanacollo
- Jalantani
- Jatuta Calla
- Kella Kella Alta
- Kopalacoya
- Pacota
- Palcoma Alta
- Palcoma Baja
- Palcoma Centro
- Parco
- Porvenir
- Quellaquella
- Rosas Pata Marka Tuli
- Salviani
- San Pablo de Nina Marka
- Sunimuro
- Tacahua
- Tocopilla Yo
- Tuli Chico
- Villa el Carmen
- Viscachani

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 Comanche

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Challuma
- Río Khala Jahuira

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains; 3 hills.

- Cerro Jarrotani · 4,464 m
- Cerro Pachekhala · 4,282 m
- Cerro Churata · 4,263 m
- Cerro Alto Kaico · 4,190 m
- Wilapia Loma · 4,104 m
- Sandrojo Loma · 4,089 m
- Nevado Chachacomani · 4,051 m
- Sallaqui Loma · 4,051 m
- Cerro Miriquiri · 4,028 m

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Estación Comanche

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 Comanche and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Pacajes Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 219 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 453 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (102 mm) and the driest Jun (7 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 8 102 

Feb 8 84 

Mar 8 57 

Apr 7 22 

May 4 7 

Jun 3 7 

Jul 3 10 

Aug 4 16 

Sep 6 17 

Oct 8 28 

Nov 9 28 

Dec 9 76 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Comanche

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud de Comanche · Comanche 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.95846&mlon=-68.42393#map=17/-16.95846/-68.42393) 

Bank Banco Prodem · Viacha 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65353&mlon=-68.30219#map=17/-16.65353/-68.30219) 

Petrol pump ES Calamarca · Calamarca 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.90485&mlon=-68.12188#map=17/-16.90485/-68.12188) 

Hotel Hostal Letanias · Viacha 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65411&mlon=-68.30510#map=17/-16.65411/-68.30510) 

School U.E. Nacional de Comanche · Comanche 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.95552&mlon=-68.42953#map=17/-16.95552/-68.42953) 

College Instituto Tecnologico Superior Mirikiri · Comanche 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.95321&mlon=-68.42414#map=17/-16.95321/-68.42414) 

Police station Policía Rural Fronteriza Comanche · Comanche 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.95435&mlon=-68.42238#map=17/-16.95435/-68.42238) 

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 Comanche

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

- Hospitals2
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1

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 Pacajes Province

- Calacoto
- Caquiaviri
- Charaña
- Corocoro
- Nazacara de Pacajes
- Santiago de Callapa
- Waldo Ballivian

## Quick answers

- Where is Comanche?In Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
- What borders Comanche?Caquiaviri, Collana, Colquencha, Corocoro, Jesús de Machaka and Viacha
- What is there to see in Comanche?Parque Nacional Mirikiri
- What time zone is Comanche in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Comanche?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Comanche?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Comanche?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Comanche?Settlements lie between 4,001 m and 4,613 m
- What is the highest point in Comanche?Cerro Jarrotani (4,464 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Comanche?Centro de Salud de Comanche, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Comanche?Banco Prodem, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Comanche?ES Calamarca, about 38 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Comanche?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Comanche?BO020304 (OCHA common operational dataset)
