Santiago de Chuco

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Santiago de Chuco
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Santiago de Chuco
Coordinates: 8°9′0.78″S78°10′41.95″W / 8.1502167°S 78.1783194°W / -8.1502167; -78.1783194
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region La Libertad Region
Province Santiago de Chuco
Government
   Mayor Juan Gabriel Alipio
Elevation
3,120 m (10,240 ft)
Population
 (2005)
   Urban
25 000
   Demonym
Santiaguino(a)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
Website Municipality

Santiago de Chuco is a city in Peru, capital of Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Region.

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History

On July 23, 1553 it was obtained permission to found a town that served as the capital and hub of mining and wheat. Captain Don Diego de la Serna, immigrants Domingo Perez Vasquez, Jose Pelaez, Lino Benítes of Children, Miguel de Estremadura, Rodrigo of Bejarano, Fernando de Alva, Garcia de Paredes, Lorenzo de Alcantara, Juan Baptist father Ruiz and Francisco de Asis Centurion reached Andaymarca, a native of Santiago de Compostela, who helped Santiago the "greatest" be the tutelary patron of the new town.

Notable people

Climate

Climate data for Santiago de Chuco, elevation 3,115 m (10,220 ft)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)19.7
(67.5)
18.8
(65.8)
18.2
(64.8)
18.6
(65.5)
20.0
(68.0)
20.3
(68.5)
20.5
(68.9)
20.7
(69.3)
21.4
(70.5)
20.3
(68.5)
20.9
(69.6)
20.1
(68.2)
20.0
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)7.7
(45.9)
8.4
(47.1)
8.0
(46.4)
8.0
(46.4)
7.4
(45.3)
7.0
(44.6)
6.5
(43.7)
7.3
(45.1)
7.3
(45.1)
7.9
(46.2)
8.2
(46.8)
7.8
(46.0)
7.6
(45.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)97.1
(3.82)
121.3
(4.78)
124.2
(4.89)
79.9
(3.15)
20.6
(0.81)
6.5
(0.26)
5.6
(0.22)
4.0
(0.16)
2.4
(0.09)
35.6
(1.40)
17.3
(0.68)
31.5
(1.24)
546
(21.5)
Source: Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental [1]

See also

References

  1. ""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.