Villa Tunari or Tunari is a location in the department of

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...

, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Tunari Municipality, the third municipal section of the Chapare Province. According to the census 2012 the population was 3,213 in the town which is an increment from 2,510 registered during the 2001 census.World-Gazetteer
Villa Tunari has several parks located nearby including Parque Machía and Carrasco National Park. Parque Machía is home to one of three wildlife centers maintained by

Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) is a Bolivian non-governmental organization dedicated to environmental education and the care of sick, mistreated and abandoned wildlife. It is the country's largest destination for confiscated wildlife and curren ...

and supported by international volunteers. Villa Tunari is famous among tourists due to the tropical weather and due to nearby national parks. Recently the town gained important infrastructure due to the tourist industry and because a new paper industry seated near to the town. File:Villa Tunari-nX-5.jpg,

San Matéo River San Matéo is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province and in the Chapare Province, Villa Tunari Municipality.

and Espíritu Santo River confluence to form

Chapare River The Chapare River is a river in Bolivia, which is a tributary of the Mamoré River in the Amazon Basin. The river has its source at the confluence of Espíritu Santo River and San Mateo River in the Cochabamba Department at Villa Tunari. It ...

at Villa Tunari

Population

The population increased moderately from 2001 census because little rural communities were settled near to the town. Most of people are quechua descent and the main spoken languages are Spanish and Quechua.

Geography

Villa Tunari - about 160km to the northeast of Cochabamba - is located at the final folds of the Andean foothills of central Bolivia, a transition zone where steep orographies meet the extensive llanos region of Bolivia - itself a mosaic of savanna, rainforest, and monsoonal landscapes. The general vicinity of Villa Tunari is predominantly tropical rainforest, of the Southwestern Amazonian variety. Precipitation in this region is plentiful, with some of the highest annual rainfall trends in the country. Villa Tunari is a popular tourist destination thanks to its dramatic proximity to the central Andes, and its rich ecological surroundings. Under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

, Villa Tunari has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

with a lengthy rainy season, a shorter dry season and ample precipitation throughout the year. Villa Tunari experiences the highest recorded annual precipitation in Bolivia, and frequently exceeds 5,000mm of precipitation per year.

Sports

The Estadio Olímpico Bicentenario de Villa Tunari is located in Villa Tunari. The 25,000-capacity stadium is used for football matches. It opened on 8 September 2018.

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* . Populated places in Cochabamba Department Villa Tunari {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub

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