# Ravelo Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/chayanta/ravelo/ Municipality · Chayanta Province # Ravelo Ravelo is a municipality of Bolivia in Chayanta Province, Potosí Department. It covers **1,355.0 km²**. 110 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 68 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,355km² - 68mapped services - 3,215 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ravelo? Ravelo lies in [Chayanta Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/chayanta/), [Potosí Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Colquechaca](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/chayanta/colquechaca/), [Ocurí](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/chayanta/ocuri/), [Poroma](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/oropeza/poroma/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/charcas/san-pedro/), [Sucre](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/chuquisaca/oropeza/sucre/) and [Tacobamba](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/cornelio-saavedra/tacobamba/). By area it is the 147th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 26.3% of [Chayanta Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/chayanta/). The centre of Ravelo is about 45 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 18.7556° S, 65.5720° 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: Ravelo - 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 - Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre70 km - Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB) · Cochabamba162 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:39) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 17:52). 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 Ravelo Open gazetteers list **110 villages, towns and localities** in Ravelo. Settlements here lie between about 2,140 m and 3,921 m above sea level (median 3,215 m). - Achiwata - Agua de Castilla - Anco Cala - Antora - Arachaca - Cabra Cancha - Calta Casa - Cancha Pampa - Challuma - Charca Marcavi - Chilcani - Chillcani - Chimpa - Chimpa Antora - Chipirina - Chocochuco - Chullpas - Collpa - Comunidad Ckari Ckari - Comunidad Huan Pampa - Comunidad Molle Molle - Comunidad Rodeo Huayllas - Corral Mayu - Cotani - Cuiri Baja - Cuiri Teja Molino - Cuturi - Estancia Khocha Pampa - Estancia Machay Khasa - Estancia Maizal - Estancia Socorio - Estancia Toromani - Estancia Upariri - Fina Fina - Huancarani - Huari - Huari Pampa - Huayllas - Huycoma - Isluco - Janina Alta - Janina Baja - Jatun Horko - Jiroja - Kasa - Kasa Pata - Khocha Loma - Khocha Pampa - Kocha - Kucho Era - Kuturi Quirpe - Lacayani - Lagunillas - Lampasuni - Lecheca - Llajta Pata - Loka - Machay Khasa - Majada - Marcoma - Moroto - Origen Cuiri - Origen Sicuani - Pachawi - Palca Huasi - Pampas de Ravelo - Pata Huayllas - Pata Rodeo - Patoca - Pichacani - Pisculco - Pitantora - Puca Puca - Ravelo - Rincon Antora - Rodeo - Sacabamba - Safiri - San Jose de Churu - Santiago de Tuero - Sasanta - Sauce Mayu Centro - Sauce Mayu Norte - Siquiña - Socorro - Sorocoto - Sorocoto B - Sorojchi - Soroscopa - Surifaya - Taconi - Tanga Tanga - Thurumani - Tipacari - Tolapampa - Tomoya - Tomoyo - Tomoyo B - Toroca - Totora - Tranca Ckasa - Tuero - Upariri - Uray Rodeo - Vichu Mokho - Wichu Mokho - Yacuri - Yoraka - Yoroka - Yurubamba 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 Ravelo Named natural and historic features inside Ravelo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams. - Río Antora Mayu - Río Chillcani - Río Corral Mayu - Río Higuerani - Río Huaycoma - Río Huayllas - Río Khoa Chapi - Río Kuri - Río Molino Mayu - Río Moroto - Río Pajta Cancha Mayu - Río Pitantora - Río Ravelo - Río Sapakhari - Río Tarara - Río Teja Huasi - Río Tomuyo - Río Tranca Mayu ### Hills and mountains 11 mountains. - Cerro Puñuna · 4,130 m - Cerro Pasto Orkho · 4,052 m - Cerro Escalera · 3,629 m - Cerro Torocoya · 3,589 m - Cerro Pintur Orkho · 3,470 m - Cerro Condor Khakha · 3,437 m - Cerro Yuraj Orkho · 3,419 m - Cerro Pascana · 3,294 m - Cerro Sallako · 3,279 m - Cerro Incachaca · 3,269 m - Cerro Marcavi · 3,060 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 Ravelo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chayanta Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 381 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 516 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (109 mm) and the driest Jul (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 14 109 Feb 14 101 Mar 14 62 Apr 13 24 May 11 5 Jun 10 27 Jul 10 4 Aug 11 5 Sep 13 14 Oct 15 37 Nov 15 37 Dec 15 91 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ravelo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital C.S. Chijmuri · Poroma 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.81084&mlon=-65.39753#map=17/-18.81084/-65.39753) Hotel Alojamiento · Poroma 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53842&mlon=-65.42671#map=17/-18.53842/-65.42671) School Mcal. Sucre de Mojon · Ravelo 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.75210&mlon=-65.58005#map=17/-18.75210/-65.58005) Police station Comando Policial · Poroma 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.73307&mlon=-65.31197#map=17/-18.73307/-65.31197) 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 Ravelo Places mapped inside Ravelo in open map data, by type. - Schools68 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 Chayanta Province - Colquechaca - Ocurí - Pocoata ## Quick answers - Where is Ravelo?In Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia - What borders Ravelo?Colquechaca, Ocurí, Poroma, San Pedro, Sucre and Tacobamba - What time zone is Ravelo in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Ravelo?Boliviano (BOB) - What language is spoken in Ravelo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ravelo?110 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ravelo?Settlements lie between 2,140 m and 3,921 m - What is the highest point in Ravelo?Cerro Puñuna (4,130 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ravelo?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ravelo?C.S. Chijmuri, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ravelo?BO050402 (OCHA common operational dataset)