Challapata
{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=February 2010|Challapata}}
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|subdivision_name1=Oruro Department
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|subdivision_name2=Eduardo Abaroa Province
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|subdivision_name3=Challapata Municipality
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Challapata is the capital of the Eduardo Abaroa Province as well as of the Challapata Municipality in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It lies at an altitude of 3,738 m above sea level on the edge of the {{convert|250|acre|km2|adj=on}} flood plain of the river on the east bank of the Tacagua Poopó Lake. Challapata is located half way of the road and railway connection from Oruro to Potosí, about 130 kilometers from both cities. Directly southeast of the city rises the Cerro Azanaques, with 5102 m the highest peak in the Azanaques Mountain Range (Cordillera de Azanaques).
Geography
Challapata is located on the eastern edge of the Bolivian Altiplano before the Cordillera Azanaques, which is a part of the mountain chain of the Cordillera Central. The mean average temperature of the region lies at 8-9 °C (see climate diagram) and varies between 4 °C in June and July and 11 °C in December. The annual rainfall is about 350 mm, up to a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly rainfall below 15 mm, and significant rainfall from December to March only 60 to 80 mm monthly rainfall.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
=Climate=
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|location = Challapata, elevation {{convert|3744|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Jan high C = 18.2
|Feb high C = 18.1
|Mar high C = 18.1
|Apr high C = 17.6
|May high C = 15.5
|Jun high C = 13.8
|Jul high C = 14.0
|Aug high C = 15.7
|Sep high C = 17.3
|Oct high C = 18.8
|Nov high C = 19.7
|Dec high C = 19.3
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 12.0
|Feb mean C = 11.7
|Mar mean C = 11.5
|Apr mean C = 9.8
|May mean C = 6.8
|Jun mean C = 4.7
|Jul mean C = 4.7
|Aug mean C = 6.6
|Sep mean C = 8.8
|Oct mean C = 10.4
|Nov mean C = 11.7
|Dec mean C = 12.2
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 5.8
|Feb low C = 5.3
|Mar low C = 4.9
|Apr low C = 2.0
|May low C = -1.9
|Jun low C = -4.5
|Jul low C = -4.6
|Aug low C = -2.4
|Sep low C = 0.4
|Oct low C = 1.9
|Nov low C = 3.8
|Dec low C = 5.1
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|Jan precipitation mm = 108.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 88.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 47.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 14.7
|May precipitation mm = 5.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 1.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 3.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 13.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 14.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 24.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 61.1
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| Jan precipitation days = 13.7
| Feb precipitation days = 11.9
| Mar precipitation days = 8.4
| Apr precipitation days = 2.4
| May precipitation days = 1.2
| Jun precipitation days = 0.6
| Jul precipitation days = 0.4
| Aug precipitation days = 0.8
| Sep precipitation days = 2.0
| Oct precipitation days = 2.5
| Nov precipitation days = 4.2
| Dec precipitation days = 8.8
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| Jan humidity = 64.8
| Feb humidity = 62.6
| Mar humidity = 61.7
| Apr humidity = 56.8
| May humidity = 51.6
| Jun humidity = 51.6
| Jul humidity = 54.7
| Aug humidity = 49.4
| Sep humidity = 48.6
| Oct humidity = 47.7
| Nov humidity = 50.7
| Dec humidity = 58.0
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|source 1 = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180607025840/http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet
| archive-date = 7 June 2018
| url = http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet
| title = Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET
| publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
| language = es
| access-date = 12 June 2024}}
{{cite web
| url = https://www.scribd.com/document/542708736/Indices-Agrometeorologicos-149-Estaciones
| title = índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia
| publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
| language = es
| access-date = 12 June 2024}}
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Population
The population of Challapata has risen in the past two decades by nearly 50 percent:
1992: 6661 inhabitants (census)
2001: 7683 inhabitants (census)
2010: 9482 inhabitants (update){{cn|date=January 2023}}
See also
References
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