Calacoto Municipality

Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Calacoto Qala Qutu
Municipality
17°25′0″S 68°45′0″W / 17.41667°S 68.75000°W / -17.41667; -68.75000
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Pacajes Province
Seat	Calacoto
Government
• Mayor	Jorge Pari Apaza (2007)
• President	Rosendo Jaillita Alcon (2007)
Area
• Total	1,504 sq mi (3,896 km²)
Elevation	12,800 ft (3,900 m)
Population (2001)
• Total	8,818
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara qala stone, qutu heap, pile,^[1] "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu).

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:^[2]^[3]

Chinchillani
Chuqi Nasa
Churi Willk'i
Chuwa Chuwani
Ch'uxña Quta
Jach'a Kunturiri
Jaqhi Chata
Kimsa Qullu
Llallawa
Nasani
Pä Q'awa
Pichaqa
Pukara
Suni Q'awa
Urqipi
Wallatiri

Climate

Climate data for Calacoto, elevation 3,805 m (12,484 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.4 (63.3)	17.9 (64.2)	17.7 (63.9)	17.9 (64.2)	17.0 (62.6)	15.4 (59.7)	15.5 (59.9)	16.6 (61.9)	17.9 (64.2)	19.5 (67.1)	20.1 (68.2)	19.3 (66.7)	17.7 (63.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.6 (51.1)	10.5 (50.9)	10.2 (50.4)	8.3 (46.9)	5.2 (41.4)	3.2 (37.8)	2.8 (37.0)	4.5 (40.1)	6.6 (43.9)	8.8 (47.8)	10.2 (50.4)	10.8 (51.4)	7.6 (45.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	3.2 (37.8)	2.6 (36.7)	−1.4 (29.5)	−6.5 (20.3)	−9.1 (15.6)	−9.8 (14.4)	−7.6 (18.3)	−4.7 (23.5)	−1.8 (28.8)	0.3 (32.5)	2.2 (36.0)	−2.4 (27.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	107 (4.2)	77 (3.0)	51 (2.0)	17 (0.7)	3 (0.1)	3 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	7 (0.3)	9 (0.4)	13 (0.5)	28 (1.1)	61 (2.4)	377 (14.8)
Average relative humidity (%)	60	58	55	46	37	39	36	38	40	40	41	46	45
Source: Plataforma digital única del Estado Peruano^[4]

References

^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
^ Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV
^ "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^ "PLAN DIRECTOR GLOBAL BINACIONAL DE PROTECCION - PREVENCION DE INUNDACIONES V APROVECHAMIENTO DE LOS RECURSOS DEL LAGO TITICACA, RIO DESAGUADERO, LAGO POOPO V LAGO SALAR E COIPASA (SISTEMA T.D.P.S.) ESTUDIO DE CLIMATOLOGIA" (PDF). The European Commission (EC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.