Charagua
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Charagua, also referred to as Charagua Iyambae, is a town in the southern part of Bolivia where the majority of inhabitants are Guarani people. In 2015, Charagua became the first Bolivian municipality to have autonomous self-governance by the indigenous population. It is the principal village of the Cordillera province. Most inhabitants speak Guaraní.
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- Locality
- Municipio Charagua
- Region
- Santa Cruz
- Country
- Bolivia
- Population
- 3,025
- Timezone
- America/La_Paz
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Charagua
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- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bolivia
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- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Santa Cruz Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Cordillera
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.timezone
- BOT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- -4
- Settlement.blank_name
- Climate
- Settlement.blank_info
- BSh
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 6780
- Elevation
- 799
- Image
- P7231047.JPG
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Charagua, also referred to as Charagua Iyambae, is a town in the southern part of Bolivia where the majority of inhabitants are Guarani people. In 2015, Charagua became the first Bolivian municipality to have autonomous self-governance by the indigenous population. It is the principal village of the Cordillera province. Most inhabitants speak Guaraní.
== History == The city was briefly occupied by the Paraguayan Army in April 1935, during the last stages of the Chaco War.
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