Charazani

Charazani or Charasani is a small town in the South American Andes in Bolivia.

Charazani

Charasani
Charazani
Charazani
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 15°10′38″S 68°59′18″W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceBautista Saavedra Province
Elevation
10,500 ft (3,200 m)
Population
 (2001)census
 • Total501
ClimateCwb

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 amsl between Cordillera Muñecas in the south and Cordillera Apolabamba in the north, on a Mapiri River tributary which itself flows towards Beni River.

Infrastructure

Charazani is located 254 km north-west of La Paz, the capital of La Paz Department. From La Paz, the asphaltic highway Ruta 2 goes 70 km north-west to Huarina, where the asphaltic Ruta 16 branches south-west for another 97 km along Lake Titicaca till Escoma. 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.[1]

Population

The population of Charazani has risen by 20% in the recent decade, from 501 inhabitants (2001 census)[2] to 604 inhabitants (2008 est.).[3] Most inhabitants of the Charazani municipality live in poverty: 91,5% of the municipality are unable to suffice their basic needs.[4]

It boasts of a population that speaks Aymara, which is also learned at school. About 14% of the municipality speak Aymara as a primary language.[4]

Charazani is a major locality for the Kallawaya, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage culture of ritualistic healers. More Kallawaya however live in Niño Corín on the other side of the Charazani valley.

References
  1. Schoop, Wolfgang (1982). "Güteraustausch und regionale Mobilität im Kallawaya-Tal (Bolivien)". Erdkunde. 36 (4). doi:10.3112/erdkunde.1982.04.03. ISSN 0014-0015.
  2. Observatorio Bolivia Democrática
  3. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24.
  4. Instituto Nacional Estadística (2012). "Ficha resúmen censo de población y vivienda 2012 (Charazani)". Retrieved 23 September 2016.

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