Ravelo Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 18°47′S 65°33′W / 18.783°S 65.550°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Potosí Department |
Province | Chayanta Province |
Seat | Ravelo |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 20,536 |
• Ethnicities | Quechua |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Ravelo Municipality is the second municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Ravelo.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: [1] [2] [3] [4]
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. [5]
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 94.4 |
Aymara | 0.3 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
Not indigenous | 5.2 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Climate data for Ravelo, elevation 3,200 m (10,500 ft) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.4 (68.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.3 (54.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 196.0 (7.72) |
175.9 (6.93) |
132.1 (5.20) |
33.8 (1.33) |
5.4 (0.21) |
2.8 (0.11) |
3.7 (0.15) |
8.6 (0.34) |
23.5 (0.93) |
55.2 (2.17) |
86.8 (3.42) |
174.6 (6.87) |
898.4 (35.38) |
Average precipitation days | 14.5 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 12 | 69.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.6 | 83.1 | 78.2 | 72.9 | 73.8 | 75.7 | 76.5 | 76.1 | 78.8 | 80.1 | 78.9 |
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia [6] [7] |