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Caracollo

Q'araqullu
Town
Flag of Caracollo
Flag
Official seal of Caracollo
Seal
Country  Bolivia
Department Oruro
Province Cercado Province
Municipality Caracollo
Population
 (2001)
 • Total 4,412
 • Ethnicities
Aymara Quechua
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Caracollo (Hispanicized spelling), Q'araqullu or Q'ara Qullu (Aymara q'ara bald, qullu mountain, "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. 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

Climate data for Caracollo, elevation 3,770 m (12,370 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
26.8
(80.2)
24.0
(75.2)
23.2
(73.8)
23.1
(73.6)
24.9
(76.8)
24.8
(76.6)
25.1
(77.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
20.7
(69.3)
20.4
(68.7)
21.0
(69.8)
19.6
(67.3)
18.6
(65.5)
18.6
(65.5)
19.7
(67.5)
19.9
(67.8)
21.6
(70.9)
22.6
(72.7)
21.5
(70.7)
20.4
(68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)
12.9
(55.2)
12.4
(54.3)
10.6
(51.1)
7.3
(45.1)
5.7
(42.3)
6.6
(43.9)
7.9
(46.2)
9.5
(49.1)
11.5
(52.7)
12.7
(54.9)
13.1
(55.6)
10.3
(50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)
5.4
(41.7)
4.3
(39.7)
0.2
(32.4)
−4.6
(23.7)
−6.9
(19.6)
−5.9
(21.4)
−3.8
(25.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
1.2
(34.2)
2.5
(36.5)
4.7
(40.5)
0.2
(32.3)
Record low °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)
−2.4
(27.7)
−4.0
(24.8)
−7.5
(18.5)
−12.8
(9.0)
−13.9
(7.0)
−15.1
(4.8)
−12.0
(10.4)
−8.6
(16.5)
−6.5
(20.3)
−8.6
(16.5)
−5.0
(23.0)
−15.1
(4.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.2
(3.71)
72.0
(2.83)
56.5
(2.22)
18.9
(0.74)
1.6
(0.06)
3.1
(0.12)
4.2
(0.17)
9.0
(0.35)
27.3
(1.07)
19.6
(0.77)
31.3
(1.23)
65.1
(2.56)
402.8
(15.83)
Average precipitation days 16 12 13 5 1 1 1 3 6 7 9 13 87
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
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