Caracollo
{{About||the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia|Q'ara Qullu{{!}}Q'ara Qullu}}
{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=February 2010|Caracollo}}
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|native_name = Q'araqullu
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|settlement_type =Town
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = Oruro
|subdivision_type2 = Province
|subdivision_name2 = Cercado Province
|subdivision_type3 = Municipality
|subdivision_name3 = Caracollo
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|population_total =4,412
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|population_blank1 =Aymara, Quechua
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Caracollo (Hispanicized spelling), Q'araqullu or Q'ara Qullu (Aymara q'ara bald, qullu mountain,{{Ref Bertonio}} "bald mountain") is a small town in Bolivia. It is situated in the Cercado Province of the Oruro Department. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 5,429.{{cite web|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-38&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x|title=World Gazetteer}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Located at the place where the highway from La Paz splits into two roads towards Cochabamba and Oruro, the town is a frequent starting point for long marches intended to influence the Bolivian government.
Climate
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|location = Caracollo, elevation {{convert|3770|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Jan record high C = 27.0
|Feb record high C = 26.8
|Mar record high C = 27.2
|Apr record high C = 26.8
|May record high C = 24.0
|Jun record high C = 23.2
|Jul record high C = 23.1
|Aug record high C = 24.9
|Sep record high C = 24.8
|Oct record high C = 25.1
|Nov record high C = 26.7
|Dec record high C = 26.5
|Jan record low C = -1.1
|Feb record low C = -2.4
|Mar record low C = -4.0
|Apr record low C = -7.5
|May record low C = -12.8
|Jun record low C = -13.9
|Jul record low C = -15.1
|Aug record low C = -12.0
|Sep record low C = -8.6
|Oct record low C = -6.5
|Nov record low C = -8.6
|Dec record low C = -5.0
|Jan high C = 20.4
|Feb high C = 20.7
|Mar high C = 20.4
|Apr high C = 21.0
|May high C = 19.6
|Jun high C = 18.6
|Jul high C = 18.6
|Aug high C = 19.7
|Sep high C = 19.9
|Oct high C = 21.6
|Nov high C = 22.6
|Dec high C = 21.5
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 13.1
|Feb mean C = 12.9
|Mar mean C = 12.4
|Apr mean C = 10.6
|May mean C = 7.3
|Jun mean C = 5.7
|Jul mean C = 6.6
|Aug mean C = 7.9
|Sep mean C = 9.5
|Oct mean C = 11.5
|Nov mean C = 12.7
|Dec mean C = 13.1
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 5.7
|Feb low C = 5.4
|Mar low C = 4.3
|Apr low C = 0.2
|May low C = -4.6
|Jun low C = -6.9
|Jul low C = -5.9
|Aug low C = -3.8
|Sep low C = -0.8
|Oct low C = 1.2
|Nov low C = 2.5
|Dec low C = 4.7
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|Jan precipitation mm = 94.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 72.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 56.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 18.9
|May precipitation mm = 1.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 3.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 4.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 9.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 27.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 19.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 31.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 65.1
|year precipitation mm =
| Jan precipitation days = 16
| Feb precipitation days = 12
| Mar precipitation days = 13
| Apr precipitation days = 5
| May precipitation days = 1
| Jun precipitation days = 1
| Jul precipitation days = 1
| Aug precipitation days = 3
| Sep precipitation days = 6
| Oct precipitation days = 7
| Nov precipitation days = 9
| Dec precipitation days = 13
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| source 1 = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240611051525/https://www.eib.org/attachments/registers/69304562.pdf
| archive-date = 11 June 2024
| url = https://www.eib.org/attachments/registers/69304562.pdf
| title = Estudio Integral, Técnico Económico, Social y Ambiental (TESA) de la Doble Vía Caracollo - Colomi (Oruro-Cochabamba)
|language = es
| publisher= Geo Delta Consultores S.R.L
| access-date = 11 June 2024}}
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References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110924073930/http://www.ine.gob.bo/ National Institute of Statistics in Bolivia]
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{{Oruro Department}}
Category:Populated places in Oruro Department
Category:Populated places in the Altiplano
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