Torata District

Torata Turata
District
Country	Peru
Region	Moquegua
Province	Mariscal Nieto
Capital	Torata
Government
•  Mayor	Angel Manuel Hurtado Jiménez
Area
• Total	1,793.37 km2 (692.42 sq mi)
Elevation	2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	6,591
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	180106

Torata District is one of six districts of the province Mariscal Nieto in Moquegua Region, Peru. ^[1]

Geography

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

• Achuqallani
• Apachita Limani
• Aruntaya
• Chinchillani
• Chuqi Ananta
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Iruma
• Kuntur Ikiña
• K'ank'awini
• Llallawani
• Misa Qalani
• Pumani
• Qutani
• Suri Wayku
• Tutupaka
• Wañuma
• Wayllani

Climate

Climate data for Yacango, Torata, elevation 2,191 m (7,188 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	23.5 (74.3)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	23.3 (73.9)	23.1 (73.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	12.4 (54.3)	12.5 (54.5)	11.9 (53.4)	11.1 (52.0)	10.7 (51.3)	10.2 (50.4)	10.7 (51.3)	11.2 (52.2)	11.5 (52.7)	11.3 (52.3)	11.6 (52.9)	11.4 (52.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	17.9 (0.70)	23.9 (0.94)	12.1 (0.48)	0.6 (0.02)	0.7 (0.03)	0.2 (0.01)	0.3 (0.01)	0.2 (0.01)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	2.7 (0.11)	58.6 (2.31)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

Mayors

• 2011-2014: Angel Manuel Hurtado Jiménez.
• 2007-2010: Higinio Zoilo Cabana Diaz.

Festivities

• Candelaria Virgin

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 Mariscal Nieto Province (Tacna Region)
3. "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.

External links

• INEI Peru

17°04′36″S70°50′39″W / 17.0766°S 70.8443°W / -17.0766; -70.8443