Chincheros | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 13°31′22″S 73°43′42″W / 13.52278°S 73.72833°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Chincheros |
District | Chincheros |
Government | |
• Mayor | Franklin Palomino Malpartida |
Elevation | 3,772 m (12,375 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Chincheros is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province of the same name in the Apurímac Region. As of the last Census in 2012, Chincheros has a total population of 51,583.[citation needed] The inhabitants are mainly indigenous citizen of Chanka descent, primarily speaking Quechuan languages.[citation needed]
Geography
Climate
Chincheros has an alpine climate (Köppen ETH) typical for the Peruvian altiplano, bordering upon a subtropical highland climate. Typically for the region, afternoons are pleasant year-round although with extremely intense solar radiation, whilst mornings are freezing, especially during the dry season from April to October.
Climate data for Chincheros, Peru (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
16.5 (61.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
3 (37) |
3 (37) |
1 (34) |
−2 (28) |
−4 (25) |
−6 (21) |
−4 (25) |
−1 (30) |
1 (34) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
0 (32) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117 (4.6) |
81 (3.2) |
72 (2.8) |
36 (1.4) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
9 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
24 (0.9) |
45 (1.8) |
51 (2.0) |
453 (17.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 81 |
Source: WW[1] |
References
- ^ "Weather Averages and Activities". World Weather Online. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
External links
- http://www.visitamipais.galeon.com/ Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140516200608/http://munichincheros.gob.pe/