Villa Serrano is a small town in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Belisario Boeto Province. At the time of census 2001 it had 2,877 inhabitants.[1]

Villa Serrano
Town
Villa Serrano is located in Bolivia
Villa Serrano
Villa Serrano
Coordinates: 19°7′S 64°19′W / 19.117°S 64.317°W / -19.117; -64.317
Country Bolivia
DepartmentChuquisaca Department
ProvinceBelisario Boeto Province
MunicipalityVilla Serrano Municipality
CantonVilla Serrano Canton
Elevation
6,962 ft (2,122 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
2,877
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

The town is famous for its Christmas celebration, when people dance many "Chuntunquis" in honor of the Jesus Christ's birth.

During September 2019, Villa Serrano started to be consumed into burn. People asked for help to the Bolivian government but it was not given.

Climate

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Climate data for Villa Serrano, elevation 2,108 m (6,916 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)
24.4
(75.9)
24.4
(75.9)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
24.1
(75.4)
24.7
(76.5)
26.0
(78.8)
25.7
(78.3)
25.8
(78.4)
24.4
(76.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)
18.4
(65.1)
18.3
(64.9)
16.9
(62.4)
15.1
(59.2)
13.8
(56.8)
13.5
(56.3)
14.7
(58.5)
16.3
(61.3)
18.2
(64.8)
18.7
(65.7)
19.2
(66.6)
16.8
(62.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)
12.5
(54.5)
12.1
(53.8)
10.5
(50.9)
7.0
(44.6)
4.3
(39.7)
3.7
(38.7)
5.4
(41.7)
7.8
(46.0)
10.5
(50.9)
11.6
(52.9)
12.6
(54.7)
9.2
(48.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 148.6
(5.85)
149.8
(5.90)
109.9
(4.33)
43.5
(1.71)
11.8
(0.46)
3.5
(0.14)
3.9
(0.15)
9.4
(0.37)
22.3
(0.88)
53.9
(2.12)
82.9
(3.26)
130.7
(5.15)
770.2
(30.32)
Average precipitation days 11.5 11.3 9.2 5.3 2.2 0.9 1.0 1.6 3.2 5.6 7.8 9.6 69.2
Average relative humidity (%) 79.5 81.8 83.3 82.2 78.9 75.5 74.4 71.9 72.1 74.2 76.1 79.0 77.4
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  2. ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

19°07′S 64°20′W / 19.117°S 64.333°W / -19.117; -64.333