Caranavi
Caranavi | |
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Main square in Caranavi | |
Caranavi Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 15°50′S 67°34′W / 15.833°S 67.567°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Caranavi Province |
| Municipality | Caranavi Municipality |
| Elevation | 976 m (3,202 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 69.000 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Sources: Google Maps[2] | |
Caranavi is the capital of the Caranavi Province in the Yungas region of Bolivia.
Caruaru and Bezerros are sister cities of Caranavi.
On 23 December 2009, part of the province was detached from the municipality of Caranavi to become the municipality of Alto Beni.[3]
Geography
Caranavi is north of Coroico, on the National Route 3 highway from La Paz to Rurrenabaque. It is in mountainous terrain at the confluence of the Yara and Coroico Rivers.
References
- ^ www.ine.gov.bo Archived 27 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine - National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (in Spanish)
- ^ Google Maps - Caranavi
- ^ Entre 2005 y 2009 se crearon 10 nuevos municipios en Bolivia Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine