Pausa District

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Pausa
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Sara Sara Volcano.jpg
Sara Sara, the highest mountain of the district
Pausa District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Paucar del Sara Sara
Capital Pausa
Government
   Mayor José Felix Rosenthal Quispe
Area
  Total
242.78 km2 (93.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2,524 m (8,281 ft)
Population
  Total
3,242
  Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050801

Pausa District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru. [1]

The volcano Sara Sara is situated in the district.

Climate

Climate data for Pausa, elevation 2,489 m (8,166 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)23.0
(73.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.5
(72.5)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.8
(73.0)
23.2
(73.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
24.0
(75.2)
23.6
(74.5)
23.2
(73.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)10.2
(50.4)
10.5
(50.9)
9.7
(49.5)
9.4
(48.9)
7.6
(45.7)
6.7
(44.1)
6.4
(43.5)
6.8
(44.2)
7.7
(45.9)
8.3
(46.9)
8.4
(47.1)
9.2
(48.6)
8.4
(47.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)59.1
(2.33)
78.9
(3.11)
55.5
(2.19)
13.5
(0.53)
1.2
(0.05)
0.8
(0.03)
1.5
(0.06)
2.7
(0.11)
1.5
(0.06)
2.6
(0.10)
1.4
(0.06)
13.9
(0.55)
232.6
(9.18)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  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.

15°16′44″S73°20′50″W / 15.2790°S 73.3471°W / -15.2790; -73.3471