# Santuario de Quillacas Municipality, Abaroa Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/abaroa/santuario-de-quillacas/

Municipality · Abaroa Province 

# Santuario de Quillacas

Santuario de Quillacas is a municipality of Bolivia in Abaroa Province, Oruro Department. It covers **932.4 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 932km²
- 11mapped services
- 3,750 mtypical elevation

## Where is Santuario de Quillacas?

Santuario de Quillacas lies in [Abaroa Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/abaroa/), [Oruro Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Pampa Aullagas](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/ladislao-cabrera/pampa-aullagas/), [Santiago de Huari](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sebastian-pagador/santiago-de-huari/) and [Uyuni](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/antonio-quijarro/uyuni/). By area it is the 188th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 24.4% of [Abaroa Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/abaroa/). The centre of Santuario de Quillacas is about 171 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 19.2972° S, 66.8628° 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 Santuario de Quillacas

### Nearby, outside Santuario de Quillacas

- Lucumpaya Pawa · archaeological site, Santiago de Huari14 km
- Aguas Termales de Sinaco · hot spring, Santiago de Huari16 km

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: Santuario de Quillacas

- 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

- Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · Quijarro127 km
- Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU) · Oruro151 km

### Nearest railway station

Sevaruyo (Santuario de Quillacas), about 7.3 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:58, sunset around 17:56).

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 Santuario de Quillacas

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Santuario de Quillacas. Settlements here lie between about 3,714 m and 4,071 m above sea level (median 3,750 m).

- Antaraque
- Antuta
- Belén
- Cayne
- Chachacomani
- Estancia Soraga
- Huanacri
- Lucumpaya
- Nancahuazo
- Ocurí
- Pachata
- Pacullani
- Patarani
- Picotani
- Primera Collana
- Quillacas
- Rio Anta
- Santuario de Quillacas
- Sevaruyo
- Siquiri Villa Blanca
- Soraga
- Soraya
- Tacata
- Tambo Viejo
- Torko
- Villa Rivera
- Villcani

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 Santuario de Quillacas

Named natural and historic features inside Santuario de Quillacas, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Coroma
- Río Sevaruyo

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Jatun Wila · 5,177 m
- Cerro Quillacas · 3,697 m

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Estación Sevaruyo

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 Santuario de Quillacas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Abaroa Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C). About 458 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (101 mm) and the driest May (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 101 

Feb 10 86 

Mar 10 53 

Apr 9 19 

May 6 5 

Jun 4 31 

Jul 4 5 

Aug 5 8 

Sep 7 17 

Oct 10 27 

Nov 11 26 

Dec 11 79 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santuario de Quillacas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital C.S. de Sevaruyo · Santuario de Quillacas 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.36250&mlon=-66.86279#map=17/-19.36250/-66.86279) 

Petrol pump Playa Blanca · Uyuni 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.54804&mlon=-66.85295#map=17/-19.54804/-66.85295) 

Hotel Alojamiento San Luis · Santuario de Quillacas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.23085&mlon=-66.94315#map=17/-19.23085/-66.94315) 

School Unidad Educativa Drina Krsul · Santuario de Quillacas 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.36105&mlon=-66.86273#map=17/-19.36105/-66.86273) 

College Instituto Tecnológico Superior Santiago de Huari · Santiago de Huari 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.01805&mlon=-66.77296#map=17/-19.01805/-66.77296) 

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 Santuario de Quillacas

Places mapped inside Santuario de Quillacas in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- Schools7
- Restaurants2

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 Abaroa Province

- Challapata

## Quick answers

- Where is Santuario de Quillacas?In Abaroa Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
- What borders Santuario de Quillacas?Pampa Aullagas, Santiago de Huari and Uyuni
- What is there to see in Santuario de Quillacas?Lucumpaya Pawa, Aguas Termales de Sinaco
- What time zone is Santuario de Quillacas in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Santuario de Quillacas?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Santuario de Quillacas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santuario de Quillacas?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Santuario de Quillacas?Settlements lie between 3,714 m and 4,071 m
- What is the highest point in Santuario de Quillacas?Cerro Jatun Wila (5,177 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Santuario de Quillacas?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Santuario de Quillacas?C.S. de Sevaruyo, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santuario de Quillacas?Playa Blanca, about 28 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Santuario de Quillacas?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Santuario de Quillacas?BO040202 (OCHA common operational dataset)