# Yunchará Municipality, Avilés Province, Tarija Department

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Municipality · Avilés Province 

# Yunchará

Yunchará is a municipality of Bolivia in Avilés Province, Tarija Department. It covers **1,846.6 km²**. 87 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 39 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,847km²
- 39mapped services
- 3,442 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yunchará?

Yunchará lies in [Avilés Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/aviles/), [Tarija Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [El Puente](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/mendez/el-puente/), [Padcaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/arce/padcaya/), [Tarija](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/cercado/tarija/), [Tupiza](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/sur-chichas/tupiza/), [Uriondo](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/aviles/uriondo/) and [Villazón](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/modesto-omiste/villazon/). By area it is the 123rd largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 69.1% of [Avilés Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/tarija/aviles/). The centre of Yunchará is about 306 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. The centre point is at 21.7847° S, 65.1580° 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 Yunchará

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Yunchará: 3 attractions.

- Arenales de Tajzara · attraction
- Inicio del Camino del Inca · attraction
- Laguna de Tajzara · attraction

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: Yunchará

- 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

- Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (TJA) · Tarija54 km
- Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · Quijarro231 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:56, sunset around 17:45).

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 Yunchará

Open gazetteers list **87 villages, towns and localities** in Yunchará. Settlements here lie between about 2,476 m and 4,172 m above sea level (median 3,442 m).

- Abra de la Cruz
- Arenales
- Arteza
- Atacama
- Belen
- Belén
- Buena Vista
- Cabra Cancha
- Carapari
- Carretas
- Charcoy
- Chilcayo
- Chirimayo
- Chirimayu
- Chorcoya
- Chorcoya Avilés
- Chorcoya Aviléz
- Churquis
- Cienega Frontera
- Ciénega Frontera
- Comunidad Hornos
- Comunidad Lampazo
- Copacabana
- Cumbre de Charcoy
- El Chaco
- El Chilicar
- El Mineral
- El Parral
- Espicaya
- Estancia Chilcar
- Estancia Palca
- Estancia Rupasca
- Estancia Sumalagua
- Faldeo
- Guanacuno
- Hornos
- Hornuyo
- Huanacuni Alto - Sub Este
- Huanacuno
- Huayllajara
- Isque
- Kisca Cancha
- La Falda
- Lampazo
- Mochara
- Molino de Quebrada Honda
- Molles Pampa
- Muñayo
- Papachacra Frontera
- Pasajes
- Peloc
- Peña Rajada
- Pillaguar Escapana
- Pozuelos
- Pucsara
- Pueblo Viejo
- Pulario
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebradillas
- Ramadas
- Rodeo
- Rosario
- Rumi Huasi
- Rupasca
- Rupaska
- San Antonio de la Torre
- San Luis de Palqui
- San Nicolas
- San Nicolás
- San Pedro
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz de Azloca
- Sarquita
- Sococha
- Tincuya
- Tojo
- Vicuñayo
- Vizcarra
- Yunchara
- Yunchará
- Yuticancha
- Zurita
- Ñoquera

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 Yunchará

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Cari
- Quebrada Sunquis
- Quebrada de Belén
- Quebrada de Caraparí
- Río Yunchará

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains; 1 hill; 1 mountain pass.

- Cerro Campanario · 4,631 m
- Cerro Cobre · 4,232 m
- Cerro de Tajzara · 4,126 m
- Cerro Cóndor · 4,071 m
- Cerro Tincana · 4,006 m
- Alto de Tajzara · 3,887 m
- Cerro Cuevas · 3,860 m
- Cerro Yunchará · 3,582 m
- Abra Tincuya · 3,167 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 Yunchará and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Avilés Province, the warmest month is Dec (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 852 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 622 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (133 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 8 133 

Feb 7 119 

Mar 7 91 

Apr 6 32 

May 3 9 

Jun 2 3 

Jul 2 3 

Aug 3 3 

Sep 5 8 

Oct 8 40 

Nov 8 60 

Dec 8 120 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yunchará

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital C.S. Villa Pacheco (1er Nivel) · Tupiza 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.69584&mlon=-65.30455#map=17/-21.69584/-65.30455) 

Bank Banco Fie · Tarija 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.62194&mlon=-64.81811#map=17/-21.62194/-64.81811) 

School U.E. Vizcarra · Yunchará 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.74648&mlon=-65.13964#map=17/-21.74648/-65.13964) 

College Instituto San Andres · Tarija 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.62714&mlon=-64.81681#map=17/-21.62714/-64.81681) 

Police station Policía · El Puente 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.48689&mlon=-64.97048#map=17/-21.48689/-64.97048) 

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 Yunchará

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

- Schools38
- Restaurants1

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 Avilés Province

- Uriondo

## Quick answers

- Where is Yunchará?In Avilés Province, Tarija Department, Bolivia
- What borders Yunchará?El Puente, Padcaya, Tarija, Tupiza, Uriondo and Villazón
- What is there to see in Yunchará?Arenales de Tajzara, Inicio del Camino del Inca, Laguna de Tajzara
- What time zone is Yunchará in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Yunchará?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Yunchará?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Yunchará?87 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Yunchará?Settlements lie between 2,476 m and 4,172 m
- What is the highest point in Yunchará?Cerro Campanario (4,631 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yunchará?C.S. Villa Pacheco (1er Nivel), about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yunchará?Banco Fie, about 40 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yunchará?BO060402 (OCHA common operational dataset)