# Carangas Municipality, Mejillones Province, Oruro Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/carangas/

Municipality · Mejillones Province 

# Carangas

Carangas is a municipality of Bolivia in Mejillones Province, Oruro Department. It covers **227.7 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 228km²
- 3mapped services
- 4,054 mtypical elevation

## Where is Carangas?

Carangas lies in [Mejillones Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/), [Oruro Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 2 other municipalities: [La Rivera](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/la-rivera/) and [Sabaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/sabaya/). By area it is the 301st largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 34.2% of [Mejillones Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/mejillones/). The centre of Carangas is about 357 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 18.9068° S, 68.6553° 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 Carangas

### Nearby, outside Carangas

- Pukara Loma · archaeological site, La Rivera18 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: Carangas

- 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

- Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) · Arica188 km
- Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) · Tacna195 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:04, 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 Carangas

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Carangas. Settlements here lie between about 3,862 m and 4,098 m above sea level (median 4,054 m).

- Calacollo
- Carangas
- Cotaña
- Estancia Calacollo
- Estancia Huallakhe
- Estancia Huayllani
- Estancia Huañokho
- Estancia Kkotaña
- Estancia Mantos
- Estancia Pucara
- Estancia Sacanilla
- Mantos
- Pucara

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 Carangas

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Río Jinchu Khala
- Río Kholaña
- Río Kkotaña
- Río Vila Murata

### Hills and mountains

26 mountains; 17 hills.

- Cerro Capiri · 4,673 m
- Cerro Mallcu Mayuri · 4,664 m
- Cerro Sica Capiri · 4,594 m
- Cerro Pakir Khala · 4,541 m
- Condor Jalake Loma · 4,524 m
- Churipata Loma · 4,469 m
- Cerro Thola Kkolla · 4,460 m
- Cerro Yapu Kkollu · 4,424 m
- Cerro Khala Khumuña · 4,406 m
- Tankhani Loma · 4,382 m
- Cerro Silljaloma · 4,370 m
- Cerro Churi Kkollu · 4,344 m
- Cerro Calvario · 4,317 m
- Cerro Esquina · 4,295 m
- Cerro Tangani · 4,295 m
- Cerro Intaña Kkollu · 4,281 m
- Piriñani Loma · 4,271 m
- Cerro Taypi Kkollu · 4,270 m
- Cerro Conserva · 4,269 m
- Khohuari Loma · 4,267 m
- Pato Loma · 4,267 m
- Cerro Taypi Kkollu · 4,263 m
- Cerro Kachi Pata · 4,242 m
- Cerro Tankhani · 4,237 m

…and 19 more.

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 Carangas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mejillones Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C). About 182 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (43 mm) and the driest May (2 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 9 43 

Feb 9 37 

Mar 8 23 

Apr 7 8 

May 4 2 

Jun 3 3 

Jul 2 3 

Aug 4 4 

Sep 5 8 

Oct 7 9 

Nov 8 10 

Dec 9 31 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Carangas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital P.S. Negrillos (1er Nivel) · Sabaya 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.82836&mlon=-68.61056#map=17/-18.82836/-68.61056) 

Hotel Residencial Sabaya · Sabaya 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.01614&mlon=-68.37095#map=17/-19.01614/-68.37095) 

School Unidad Educativa Eliodoro Villazón · Carangas 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93923&mlon=-68.62345#map=17/-18.93923/-68.62345) 

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 Carangas

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

- Schools3

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 Mejillones Province

- La Rivera
- Todos Santos

## Quick answers

- Where is Carangas?In Mejillones Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
- What borders Carangas?La Rivera and Sabaya
- What is there to see in Carangas?Pukara Loma
- What time zone is Carangas in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Carangas?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Carangas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Carangas?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Carangas?Settlements lie between 3,862 m and 4,098 m
- What is the highest point in Carangas?Cerro Capiri (4,673 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Carangas?P.S. Negrillos (1er Nivel), about 9.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Carangas?BO041503 (OCHA common operational dataset)