Tarma District

Tarma
District
Tarma
Country	Peru
Region	Junín
Province	Tarma
Capital	Tarma
Government
•  Mayor	Fathy Jiménez
Area
• Total	459.95 km2 (177.59 sq mi)
Elevation	3,053 m (10,016 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	47,775
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	120701
Website	munitarma.gob.pe

Tarma District is one of nine districts of the province Tarma in Peru. ^[1]

The archaeological site Tarmatampu is situated in the district.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[2]

• Antamarka
• Hirkan Kancha
• Kunkan
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Kuntur Wayin
• Misapata
• Pirwa Pirwa
• P'unchawmarka
• Sarawisa
• Uchku Mach'ay
• Ukru Kancha
• Wank'a Wank'a
• Warmi Sinqa
• Yuraq Kancha
• Yuraq Marka

Climate

Climate data for Tarma, elevation 3,025 m (9,925 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.3 (68.5)	20.1 (68.2)	20.4 (68.7)	21.0 (69.8)	21.3 (70.3)	20.9 (69.6)	20.5 (68.9)	20.5 (68.9)	20.7 (69.3)	20.8 (69.4)	21.2 (70.2)	20.5 (68.9)	20.7 (69.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	6.9 (44.4)	6.9 (44.4)	6.3 (43.3)	5.1 (41.2)	3.8 (38.8)	3.5 (38.3)	4.1 (39.4)	5.7 (42.3)	6.5 (43.7)	6.6 (43.9)	6.9 (44.4)	5.8 (42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55.3 (2.18)	62.8 (2.47)	59.9 (2.36)	28.5 (1.12)	11.0 (0.43)	4.7 (0.19)	5.9 (0.23)	6.3 (0.25)	12.7 (0.50)	32.1 (1.26)	29.4 (1.16)	55.4 (2.18)	364 (14.33)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

Images

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  Tarmatampu

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 Tarma Province (Junín Region)
3. "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.