Tarata District

Last updated
Tarata
District
Bandera de Tarata.png
Flag
Escudo de Tarata.png
Coat of arms
Distrito de Tarata.svg
Location of Tarata in the Tarata Province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Tacna
Province Tarata
Capital Tarata
Government
 •  Mayor José Luis Ticona Sanjinez
Area
 • Total
864.31 km2 (333.71 sq mi)
Elevation
3,068 m (10,066 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,605
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 230401

Tarata District is one of eight districts of Tarata Province in Peru. [1]

Contents

Geography

The Barroso mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [2]

Climate

Climate data for Tarata, elevation 3,100 m (10,200 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)19.8
(67.6)		19.6
(67.3)		20.2
(68.4)		21.0
(69.8)		20.8
(69.4)		20.6
(69.1)		20.3
(68.5)		20.9
(69.6)		21.1
(70.0)		21.1
(70.0)		20.9
(69.6)		20.7
(69.3)		20.6
(69.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)6.4
(43.5)		6.6
(43.9)		5.5
(41.9)		3.2
(37.8)		1.0
(33.8)		1.0
(33.8)		1.7
(35.1)		2.5
(36.5)		3.4
(38.1)		3.7
(38.7)		4.0
(39.2)		5.3
(41.5)		3.7
(38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)69.1
(2.72)		82.4
(3.24)		36.2
(1.43)		1.9
(0.07)		0.8
(0.03)		0.5
(0.02)		1.0
(0.04)		1.0
(0.04)		1.1
(0.04)		0.4
(0.02)		0.3
(0.01)		12.4
(0.49)		207.1
(8.15)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]
Climate data for Chuapalca, Tarata, elevation 4,250 m (13,940 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)15.9
(60.6)		15.7
(60.3)		16.0
(60.8)		16.0
(60.8)		14.7
(58.5)		14.1
(57.4)		13.4
(56.1)		14.8
(58.6)		16.2
(61.2)		17.6
(63.7)		18.8
(65.8)		18.1
(64.6)		15.9
(60.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.9
(28.6)		−1.3
(29.7)		−2.8
(27.0)		−6.9
(19.6)		−11.3
(11.7)		−13.5
(7.7)		−13.6
(7.5)		−13.3
(8.1)		−11.1
(12.0)		−9.7
(14.5)		−9.1
(15.6)		−5.0
(23.0)		−8.3
(17.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)114.6
(4.51)		109.4
(4.31)		72.7
(2.86)		18.7
(0.74)		2.2
(0.09)		1.7
(0.07)		2.6
(0.10)		3.5
(0.14)		2.7
(0.11)		7.3
(0.29)		15.7
(0.62)		61.9
(2.44)		413
(16.28)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  3. 1 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.

17°28′29″S70°01′56″W / 17.4747°S 70.0321°W / -17.4747; -70.0321


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.