Lircay, Peru

Lircay
Lircay
Town
	Lircay
	Coordinates: 12°59′22.77″S74°43′13.76″W / 12.9896583°S 74.7204889°W
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Angaraes
District	Lircay
Government
• Mayor	Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu
Elevation	3,278 m (10,755 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

Last updated March 15, 2025

Lircay is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Angaraes in the region Huancavelica.^[1] It is located at an altitude of 3,278 m. The town had a population according to the 2007 census of 6,563 people. Most of the people of the town belong to the native American race.^{[ citation needed ]}

Climate

Climate data for Lircay, elevation 3,303 m (10,837 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.3 (66.7)	18.8 (65.8)	19.0 (66.2)	20.0 (68.0)	20.7 (69.3)	20.4 (68.7)	20.3 (68.5)	20.7 (69.3)	21.0 (69.8)	21.0 (69.8)	21.7 (71.1)	20.1 (68.2)	20.2 (68.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.8 (44.2)	7.1 (44.8)	7.0 (44.6)	5.6 (42.1)	3.3 (37.9)	1.9 (35.4)	1.3 (34.3)	2.3 (36.1)	4.1 (39.4)	5.3 (41.5)	5.4 (41.7)	6.3 (43.3)	4.7 (40.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	142.7 (5.62)	147.3 (5.80)	114.4 (4.50)	54.1 (2.13)	24.8 (0.98)	10.7 (0.42)	14.9 (0.59)	16.4 (0.65)	29.4 (1.16)	51.7 (2.04)	53.2 (2.09)	103.4 (4.07)	763 (30.05)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[2]

Transportation

The city is connected to the city of Huancavelica by a 2-lane road that was paved in 2016.^{[ citation needed ]}

Education

The town is home of a local university; the Universidad para el Desarrollo Andino, and has a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica. There are a local technical institute; the Instituto Tecnologico Lircay.^{[ citation needed ]}

Health

Lircay has a clinic, Centro de Salud, that serves the city and the towns nearby.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved June 10, 2008
↑ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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[1] (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved June 10, 2008

[SENAMHI-2] "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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