Tiwanaku, La Paz
Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia
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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.
Tiwanaku, La Paz | |
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Town | |
The village of Tiwanaku as seen from the south | |
 Flag | |
 Interactive map of Tiwanaku, La Paz | |
| Coordinates: 16°33′S 68°42′W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Ingavi Province |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 860 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Climate | Cwc |
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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.