Bagua Grande

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Bagua Grande
Village
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Main plaza of Bagua Grande
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Nickname: 
"Corazón de Amazonas" (Heart of Amazonas)
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Bagua Grande
Coordinates: 5°45′26″S78°26′43″W / 5.75722°S 78.44528°W / -5.75722; -78.44528
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Amazonas
Province Utcubamba
District Bagua Grande
Government
  MayorHidelfonso Guevara Honores
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
  Estimate 
(2015) [1]
42,396
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
Website www.muniutcubamba

Bagua Grande is a town in the Amazonas region in northern Peru. It is capital of Utcubamba Province, and of Bagua Grande District. Bagua Grande has an estimated 42,396 inhabitants, having changed from a rural to an urban area after experiencing much immigration in the 1960s. It is called by its inhabitants Corazón de Amazonas (Spanish, 'Heart of Amazonas'). [2]

Contents

Geography

Climate

The urban area is located on a hillside by the river Utcubamba, now merged with Cajaruro District, is very warm, fertile and rainy for most of the year.

Climate data for Bagua Grande (Bagua Chica), elevation 397 m (1,302 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32.4
(90.3)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
31.6
(88.9)
31.1
(88.0)
31.2
(88.2)
32.2
(90.0)
33.0
(91.4)
33.5
(92.3)
33.7
(92.7)
32.7
(90.9)
32.3
(90.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.3
(72.1)
21.5
(70.7)
20.9
(69.6)
21.0
(69.8)
21.6
(70.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)46.5
(1.83)
58.3
(2.30)
80.3
(3.16)
71.2
(2.80)
73.3
(2.89)
39.0
(1.54)
32.5
(1.28)
21.5
(0.85)
29.4
(1.16)
63.5
(2.50)
56.7
(2.23)
57.8
(2.28)
630
(24.82)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

Economy

The economy is based on trade and agricultural production, especially of very high-quality rice, corn and coffee; trade is active with the cities of Chiclayo, Jaén and the neighboring department of San Martín. It has minor industries, of hulled and rice mills and bottling carbonated water. [4]

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References

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  3. "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. RUIZ PAREDES, Carlos A. “Utcubamba Tierra Querida”. Alas Peruanas. pg. 30- 32.