# Mojinete Municipality, Sur Lipez Province, Potosí Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/sur-lipez/mojinete/

Municipality · Sur Lipez Province 

# Mojinete

Mojinete is a municipality of Bolivia in Sur Lipez Province, Potosí Department. It covers **399.8 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 400km²
- 6mapped services
- 3,744 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mojinete?

Mojinete lies in [Sur Lipez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/sur-lipez/), [Potosí Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [San Antonio de Esmoruco](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/sur-lipez/san-antonio-de-esmoruco/), [San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/sur-lipez/san-pablo/) and [Tupiza](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/sur-chichas/tupiza/). By area it is the 270th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 2.5% of [Sur Lipez Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/sur-lipez/). The centre of Mojinete is about 330 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 21.8185° S, 66.3552° 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 Mojinete

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Mojinete: 1 ruins.

- ex Estancia Tres Palca · ruins

### Nearby, outside Mojinete

- Ciudad Roma · nature reserve, San Antonio de Esmoruco14 km
- Mirador Catedral de Roma · viewpoint, San Antonio de Esmoruco14 km
- Ciudad de Roma · attraction, San Antonio de Esmoruco15 km
- La Ciudad de Roma · attraction, San Antonio de Esmoruco16 km
- Roca en Forma de Templo · attraction, San Pablo19 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: Mojinete

- 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) · Quijarro162 km
- Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (TJA) · Tarija173 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 07:01, sunset around 17:49).

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 Mojinete

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Mojinete. Settlements here lie between about 3,308 m and 5,171 m above sea level (median 3,744 m).

- Bonete Palca
- Casa Grande
- Casa Pintada
- Challamayo
- Entre Ríos
- Estancia Grande
- Estancia Puca Khasa
- Estancia Requisa
- Khasa
- La Ciénega
- Lamata
- Mojinete
- Pineon de Burros
- Pueblo Viejo
- Rancho Oquithola
- Rochahuasi
- San Agustín
- San León

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 Mojinete

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Aceraduyoc
- Río Guadalupe
- Río Santa Isabel

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Colorado · 5,113 m
- Cerro San Julián · 4,799 m
- Cerro Oidor · 4,615 m
- Cerro Grande · 3,315 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 Mojinete and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sur Lipez Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 422 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 244 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (66 mm) and the driest Jun (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 66 

Feb 10 54 

Mar 9 37 

Apr 7 7 

May 3 1 

Jun 2 0 

Jul 2 1 

Aug 3 1 

Sep 5 3 

Oct 8 11 

Nov 9 16 

Dec 11 46 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mojinete

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital P.S. Rio Seco · San Antonio de Esmoruco 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.99672&mlon=-66.33188#map=17/-21.99672/-66.33188) 

Hotel Hotel Comunitario Sumaj Jall'pa (ex Tayka de los Volcanes) · San Pablo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.68817&mlon=-66.61899#map=17/-21.68817/-66.61899) 

School Unidad Educativa La Ciénega · Mojinete 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.79813&mlon=-66.33956#map=17/-21.79813/-66.33956) 

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 Mojinete

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

- Schools6

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 Sur Lipez Province

- San Antonio de Esmoruco
- San Pablo

## Quick answers

- Where is Mojinete?In Sur Lipez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
- What borders Mojinete?San Antonio de Esmoruco, San Pablo and Tupiza
- What is there to see in Mojinete?ex Estancia Tres Palca
- What time zone is Mojinete in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Mojinete?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Mojinete?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mojinete?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mojinete?Settlements lie between 3,308 m and 5,171 m
- What is the highest point in Mojinete?Cerro Colorado (5,113 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mojinete?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mojinete?P.S. Rio Seco, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mojinete?BO051002 (OCHA common operational dataset)