Moche, Trujillo

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Moche
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Main plaza of Moche
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Moche
Coordinates: 08°10.0′14.22″S79°0′33.95″W / 8.1706167°S 79.0094306°W / -8.1706167; -79.0094306
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region La Libertad Region
Province Trujillo
Government
  MayorRoger Emilio Quispe Rosales
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
  Estimate 
(2015) [1]
30,671
Demonym(s) Mocheño(a)
Mochica
Muchik
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
Website www.munimoche.gob.pe/historia.php

Moche is a Peruvian city, the capital of Moche District in Trujillo Province of La Libertad Region in northern Peru. It is located in the Moche Valley and was the center of development of the ancient Moche or Mochica culture. Now it is a major tourist destination of the Moche Route tourist circuit and it is part of the integrated area of Trujillo city.

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Festivals

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San Jose Festival

Tourism

Climate

Climate data for Moche, elevation 175 m (574 ft), (2002–2009)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26.8
(80.2)
27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
26.1
(79.0)
23.1
(73.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
21.4
(70.5)
23.2
(73.8)
23.9
(75.0)
25.7
(78.3)
24.2
(75.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)19.4
(66.9)
20.6
(69.1)
20.1
(68.2)
18.1
(64.6)
16.1
(61.0)
15.5
(59.9)
15.2
(59.4)
14.8
(58.6)
14.9
(58.8)
15.1
(59.2)
15.5
(59.9)
17.7
(63.9)
16.9
(62.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)2.6
(0.10)
2.0
(0.08)
4.6
(0.18)
1.2
(0.05)
0.7
(0.03)
0.5
(0.02)
0.2
(0.01)
0.3
(0.01)
0.1
(0.00)
0.2
(0.01)
0.9
(0.04)
0.3
(0.01)
13.6
(0.54)
Average relative humidity (%)73.773.474.875.177.879.778.479.078.076.575.874.476.4
Source: Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental [3]

See also

References

  1. Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. "(Spanish)Celebran aniversario de Moche con sopa teóloga" . Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. ""La Libertad: Clima y Ríos en Cifras Estadísticas de Seis Décadas"" (PDF). Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

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