Caranavi

Caranavi

Main square in Caranavi

Coat of arms
Caranavi

Location in Bolivia

Coordinates: 15°49′S 67°33′W / 15.817°S 67.550°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

Caranavi is the capital of the Caranavi Province in the Yungas region of Bolivia, South America. On 23 December 2009, part of the province was detached from the municipality of Caranavi to become the municipality of Alto Beni.[2]

Geography

Caranavi is north of Coroico, on the road from La Paz to Rurrenabaque.

References

  1. www.ine.gov.bo - National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (Spanish)
  2. Entre 2005 y 2009 se crearon 10 nuevos municipios en Bolivia