Acomayo Aqumayu | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Acomayo | |
| Coordinates: 13°55′0″S71°40′52″W / 13.91667°S 71.68111°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Acomayo |
| District | Acomayo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Moises Ramos Villares |
| Elevation | 3,221 m (10,568 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 4,532 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Acomayo (Quechua: Aqumayu) is a Peruvian city, the capital of the district of the same name and also of the Acomayo Province, located in the Department of Cusco. [1]
It had a population of 4,532 inhabitants in 2017. It is situated at 3,221 meters above sea level and about 104.5 km from the city of Cusco.
The town of Acomayo was declared a historical heritage of Peru on March 9, 1991, by R.J. No. 348-91-INC/J.
Average climatic parameters of Acomayo (territories between 3000 - 3500 meters above sea level). [4]
| Climate data for Acomayo, elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.4 (38.1) | 1.4 (34.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 5.7 (42.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 160.0 (6.30) | 146.7 (5.78) | 126.7 (4.99) | 50.4 (1.98) | 6.3 (0.25) | 3.2 (0.13) | 4.0 (0.16) | 6.9 (0.27) | 15.1 (0.59) | 47.0 (1.85) | 70.1 (2.76) | 120.8 (4.76) | 757.2 (29.82) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [5] | |||||||||||||
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