Charazani or Charasani is a small town in the South American
Andes in
Bolivia
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Location
''Charazani'' is the capital of
Bautista Saavedra Province and central town of the
municipality. It is situated on a spur at an
elevation of 3,200 m
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between
Cordillera Muñecas
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in the south and
Cordillera Apolabamba
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in the north, on a
Mapiri River
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tributary which itself flows towards
Beni River.
Infrastructure
Charazani is located 254 km north-west of
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...
, the capital of
La Paz Department. From La Paz, the asphaltic highway ''Ruta 2'' goes 70 km north-west to
Huarina
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, where the asphaltic ''Ruta 16'' branches south-west for another 97 km along
Lake Titicaca till
Escoma
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. From Escoma a dirt road goes north and reaches ''Charazani'' after 87 km.
The weekly village market attracts vendors and visitors from a wide area. The market makes Charazani economically the most significant locality in the Charazani valley.
Population
The population of Charazani has risen by 20% in the recent decade, from 501 inhabitants (2001
census)
Observatorio Bolivia Democrática
/ref> to 604 inhabitants (2008 est.). Currently, La Paz's Gobernación shows that Charazani has 11 761 inhabitants in the whole municipality. Most inhabitants of the Charazani municipality live in poverty: 91,5% of the municipality are unable to suffice their basic needs.
It boasts of a population that speaks Quechua, which is also learned at school. About 76.5% of the municipality speak Quechua as a primary language followed by Aymara speakers, 13%.
Charazani is a major locality for the Kallawaya, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage culture of ritualistic healers.
References
External links
Detailed map of Bautista Saavedra Province
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Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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