# Chipaya Municipality, Sabaya Province, Oruro Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/chipaya/ Municipality · Sabaya Province # Chipaya Chipaya is a municipality of Bolivia in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department. It covers **356.0 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 356km² - 4mapped services - 3,674 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chipaya? Chipaya lies in [Sabaya Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/), [Oruro Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Belén de Andamarca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sur-carangas/belen-de-andamarca/), [Esmeralda](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/litoral/esmeralda/), [Sabaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/sabaya/) and [Salinas de Garcí Mendoza](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/ladislao-cabrera/salinas-de-garci-mendoza/). By area it is the 277th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 6.1% of [Sabaya Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sabaya/). The centre of Chipaya is about 292 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. It is about 44 km from Cruz de Machacamarca, the main town of Sabaya Province. The centre point is at 19.0667° S, 68.0439° 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: Chipaya - 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) · Oruro160 km - Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · Quijarro197 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 Chipaya Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Chipaya. Settlements here lie between about 3,668 m and 3,676 m above sea level (median 3,674 m). - Ayparahui - Ayparavi - Chipaya - Estancia Caparchi - Estancia Ligi Pampa - Estancia Lonchíhuaylla - Estancia Marca Kkollu - Estancia Parasquilla - Estancia Piscoma - Estancia Villaflor 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 Chipaya Named natural and historic features inside Chipaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada Cuirimiya 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 Chipaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sabaya 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 Chipaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital C.S.I. Chipaya · Chipaya 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.04047&mlon=-68.08956#map=17/-19.04047/-68.08956) Hotel Don Beto · Coipasa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.27393&mlon=-68.27995#map=17/-19.27393/-68.27995) School Unidad Educativa Santa Ana · Chipaya 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.04129&mlon=-68.08960#map=17/-19.04129/-68.08960) Police station Policía · Escara 27 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 Chipaya Places mapped inside Chipaya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 Sabaya Province - Coipasa - Sabaya ## Quick answers - Where is Chipaya?In Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia - What borders Chipaya?Belén de Andamarca, Esmeralda, Sabaya and Salinas de Garcí Mendoza - What time zone is Chipaya in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Chipaya?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Chipaya?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipaya?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chipaya?Settlements lie between 3,668 m and 3,676 m - What is the best time to visit Chipaya?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Chipaya?C.S.I. Chipaya, about 5.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Chipaya?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Chipaya?BO040903 (OCHA common operational dataset)