Caranavi | |
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Main square in Caranavi | |
Coordinates: 15°50′S67°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 (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 21,883 |
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.
On 23 December 2009, part of the province was detached from the municipality of Caranavi to become the municipality of Alto Beni. [3]
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Caranavi Province is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department and is situated in the department's eastern parts. The province was created by Law 1401 on 16 December 1992 from a portion of what was then Nor Yungas Province. The creation of the province had been a local cause embraced by Ramiro Revuelta, a Deputy in the national legislature who was assassinated on November 28, 1992.
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Kimsa Warmini is a 2,842-metre-high (9,324 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes in a small range of that name. It is located in the La Paz Department, Nor Yungas Province, Coroico Municipality, northeast of Coroico. The range extends in a north-easterly direction.
Caranavi Airport is an airport serving the town of Caranavi in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. The runway also serves as Civica Street, a main street in the center of the town.
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