Palca, Bolivia

Palca, Bolivia
Town
Palca, Bolivia Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°34′00″S67°57′00″W / 16.56667°S 67.95000°W / -16.56667; -67.95000
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Municipality	Palca Municipality
Elevation	3,465 m (11,368 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	1,180
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
Climate	Cwb

National Park and Natural Area of Integrated Management Cotapata

Palca, Bolivia is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Palca Municipality, the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province.

Geography

Palca lies on the edge of the Quimsa Cruz mountain range, part of the Bolivian Cordillera Real. The region's climate is typically diurnal, with daily temperature fluctuations more pronounced than the average seasonal temperature differences.

Climate

Climate data for Palca, elevation 3,333 m (10,935 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.1 (66.4)	19.6 (67.3)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	20.3 (68.5)	19.9 (67.8)	19.2 (66.6)	19.6 (67.3)	19.4 (66.9)	20.4 (68.7)	21.0 (69.8)	20.5 (68.9)	19.9 (67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.8 (47.8)	8.5 (47.3)	8.3 (46.9)	6.5 (43.7)	3.0 (37.4)	1.5 (34.7)	0.9 (33.6)	2.0 (35.6)	4.4 (39.9)	6.3 (43.3)	7.7 (45.9)	9.0 (48.2)	5.6 (42.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	119 (4.7)	88 (3.5)	50 (2.0)	17 (0.7)	5 (0.2)	4 (0.2)	11 (0.4)	11 (0.4)	21 (0.8)	31 (1.2)	35 (1.4)	67 (2.6)	459 (18.1)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [1]

References

1. "anexos atlas climatico" (PDF). National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

• Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia