Chincheros

Chincheros
Town
Chincheros is located in Peru
Chincheros
Chincheros
Coordinates: 13°31′22″S 73°43′42″W / 13.52278°S 73.72833°W / -13.52278; -73.72833
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceChincheros
DistrictChincheros
Government
 • MayorFranklin Palomino Malpartida
Elevation
3,772 m (12,375 ft)
Time zoneUTC-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)
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

  1. ^ "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/


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