# Esmeralda Municipality, Litoral Province, Oruro Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/esmeralda/ Municipality · Litoral Province # Esmeralda Esmeralda is a municipality of Bolivia in Litoral Province, Oruro Department. It covers **586.1 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 586km² - 1mapped service - 3,736 mtypical elevation ## Where is Esmeralda? Esmeralda lies in [Litoral Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/), [Oruro Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Belén de Andamarca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sur-carangas/belen-de-andamarca/), [Chipaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/chipaya/), [Cruz de Machacamarca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/cruz-de-machacamarca/), [Escara](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/escara/), [Huachacalla](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/huachacalla/), [Sabaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/sabaya/) and [Yunguyo del Litoral](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/yunguyo-del-litoral/). By area it is the 242nd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 22.1% of [Litoral Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/). The centre of Esmeralda is about 287 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. It is about 32 km from Huachacalla, the main town of Litoral Province. The centre point is at 18.9295° S, 67.9937° 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: Esmeralda - 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) · Oruro145 km - Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · Quijarro206 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:02, sunset around 18:01). 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 Esmeralda Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Esmeralda. Settlements here lie between about 3,690 m and 3,865 m above sea level (median 3,736 m). - Anexo Altusani - Belen - Belén - Caipana - Cala Calani - Central - Charcollo - Esmeralda - Estancia Carpa - Estancia Willkhi - Grusani - Peña Peñani - Piña Piñani - Romero Pampa - Villque 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 Esmeralda Named natural and historic features inside Esmeralda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Laguna Kollpa Khara ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Jesus de Punta · 4,624 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 Esmeralda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Litoral Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C). About 296 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (70 mm) and the driest May (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 12 70 Feb 12 60 Mar 12 36 Apr 10 13 May 6 4 Jun 5 7 Jul 5 4 Aug 6 6 Sep 8 12 Oct 10 16 Nov 12 16 Dec 13 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Esmeralda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital C.S.I. Chipaya · Chipaya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.04047&mlon=-68.08956#map=17/-19.04047/-68.08956) School Unidad Educativa Puente Topater · Chipaya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.03250&mlon=-67.91382#map=17/-19.03250/-67.91382) Police station Policía · Escara 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.85672&mlon=-68.16814#map=17/-18.85672/-68.16814) 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 Esmeralda Places mapped inside Esmeralda in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Litoral Province - Cruz de Machacamarca - Escara - Huachacalla - Yunguyo del Litoral ## Quick answers - Where is Esmeralda?In Litoral Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia - What borders Esmeralda?Belén de Andamarca, Chipaya, Cruz de Machacamarca, Escara, Huachacalla, Sabaya and Yunguyo del Litoral - What time zone is Esmeralda in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Esmeralda?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Esmeralda?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Esmeralda?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Esmeralda?Settlements lie between 3,690 m and 3,865 m - What is the highest point in Esmeralda?Cerro Jesus de Punta (4,624 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Esmeralda?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Esmeralda?C.S.I. Chipaya, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Esmeralda?BO040505 (OCHA common operational dataset)