Tiwanaku, La Paz

Tiwanaku, La Paz
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The village of Tiwanaku as seen from the south
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Coordinates: 16°33′S68°42′W / 16.550°S 68.700°W / -16.550; -68.700
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Ingavi Province
Population  (2013)
• Total	860
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
Climate	Cwc

Tiwanaku is a village and municipality in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Towards the south of the village, there is the pre-Columbian archaeological site of Tiwanaku.

The village has about 1,000 inhabitants, mostly belonging to the Aymara ethnic group.

According to the 2024 Bolivian census, the population of the municipality of Tiwanaku was 13,568 inhabitants. ^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Tiwanaku, La Paz, elevation 3,629 m (11,906 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.9 (60.6)	16.5 (61.7)	16.4 (61.5)	16.7 (62.1)	16.0 (60.8)	14.9 (58.8)	15.0 (59.0)	15.7 (60.3)	16.3 (61.3)	17.9 (64.2)	18.2 (64.8)	17.4 (63.3)	16.4 (61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	10.0 (50.0)	9.7 (49.5)	8.5 (47.3)	5.9 (42.6)	4.2 (39.6)	3.9 (39.0)	5.3 (41.5)	7.1 (44.8)	9.0 (48.2)	10.1 (50.2)	10.0 (50.0)	7.8 (46.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	3.6 (38.5)	3.0 (37.4)	0.4 (32.7)	−4.1 (24.6)	−6.5 (20.3)	−7.2 (19.0)	−5.7 (21.7)	−2.2 (28.0)	0.0 (32.0)	2.0 (35.6)	2.6 (36.7)	−0.9 (30.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	138 (5.4)	103 (4.1)	88 (3.5)	43 (1.7)	16 (0.6)	4 (0.2)	8 (0.3)	14 (0.6)	39 (1.5)	39 (1.5)	63 (2.5)	91 (3.6)	646 (25.5)
Source: Plataforma digital única del Estado Peruano [2]

Attractions

• The Tiwanaku archaeological site, including the Tiwanaku Site Museum and ceramic museum.

References

1. "Resultados CPV 2024". nubecpv.ine.gob.bo. Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
2. "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 11 June 2024.

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)