Contamana

Contamana
View of the town
Contamana Location in Peru
Coordinates: 7°21′02″S75°00′33″W / 7.350528°S 75.009189°W / -7.350528; -75.009189
Country	Peru
Region	Loreto
Province	Ucayali
Elevation [1]	134 m (440 ft)
Population  (2007) [2]	15,036
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
Climate	Af
Website	www.muniucayali.gob.pe

Contamana is a town in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. It is the capital of both Ucayali Province and Contamana District and has an urban population of about 15,036 (as of 2007 ^[2] ). It has one airport.

Climate

Climate data for Contamana, elevation 157 m (515 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.5 (90.5)	31.9 (89.4)	31.3 (88.3)	31.3 (88.3)	30.8 (87.4)	30.4 (86.7)	30.8 (87.4)	32.3 (90.1)	32.9 (91.2)	33.1 (91.6)	33.0 (91.4)	32.8 (91.0)	31.9 (89.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	20.0 (68.0)	20.0 (68.0)	19.7 (67.5)	19.3 (66.7)	19.0 (66.2)	18.6 (65.5)	19.0 (66.2)	19.6 (67.3)	20.1 (68.2)	20.3 (68.5)	20.4 (68.7)	19.7 (67.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	147.2 (5.80)	173.3 (6.82)	207.7 (8.18)	177.8 (7.00)	147.7 (5.81)	79.8 (3.14)	69.9 (2.75)	73.2 (2.88)	109.5 (4.31)	145.2 (5.72)	158.1 (6.22)	126.9 (5.00)	1,616.3 (63.63)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

References

1. "Official Contamana Infopage". Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
2. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2007" . Retrieved 2015-11-08.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
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.

External links

• Portal Oficial de Contamana - Municipalidad Provincial de Ucayali - Ucayali Province Council official website
• Fotos de Contamana

7°20′00″S75°01′00″W / 7.33333°S 75.01667°W / -7.33333; -75.01667