Vista Alegre, Trujillo

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Vista Alegre, Trujillo
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From top and left to right: Civic Ceremony in the Main Square of Vista Alegre, Manuel Seoane avenue, View of Vista Alegre from Larco Avenue, Vista Alegre Hospital, Huaman avenue, Tercer Milenio High School
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Vista Alegre, Trujillo
Coordinates: 8°8.0′20.15″S79°2′53.67″W / 8.1389306°S 79.0482417°W / -8.1389306; -79.0482417 Coordinates: 8°8.0′20.15″S79°2′53.67″W / 8.1389306°S 79.0482417°W / -8.1389306; -79.0482417
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region La Libertad
Province Trujillo
District Victor Larco
Government
  MayorCarlos Vásquez Llamo (Victor Larco district Mayor)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2007)
   Urban
10,000 (estimated)
Demonym Vistalegrino(a)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
Website Víctor Larco

Vista Alegre is a town in the southwest side of Trujillo city, is in Victor Larco Herrera District in the province of Trujillo, La Libertad Region, Peru.

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Population

This seaside town located one kilometer approximately from the sea, is completely urbanized and at year 2011 its estimated population is 10,000 people. In this town is located an office of the RENIEC located at the intersection of Larco avenue and Ayacucho street.

Infrastructure

In the education sector, there are several schools as Víctor Larco and Andrés Avelino Cáceres. In the health sector, this town has the Vista Alegre Hospital [1] inaugurated in July 2011 intended for the attention of the district's population Victor Larco Herrera. In the sports sector, it is used the Vista Alegre Stadium [2] where develops the league championship soccer Victor Larco. Manuel Seoane Avenue is the main thoroughfare of the town which extends up to Buenos Aires beach.

Main streets

Geography

Main square of Vista Alegre is located at coordinates 79° 02' 53.61" longitude west of Greenwich meridian and 8° 8' 20.26" latitude south. In this central square is located the church of Vista Alegre, "Andrés Avelino Cáceres" school and Hospital Vista Alegre. Due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, 1 km from Buenos Aires beach, Vista Alegre has a temperate climate in the day, cold and wet at night without extreme temperatures. In winter, temperatures range between 14°C and 18°C with a humidity between 88% to 94%.

Climate

Climate data for Vista Alegre (2011-2012)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)27.5
(81.5)
28.0
(82.4)
27.8
(82.0)
26.3
(79.3)
23.0
(73.4)
19.8
(67.6)
19.0
(66.2)
19.0
(66.2)
19.7
(67.5)
21.5
(70.7)
23.1
(73.6)
25.3
(77.5)
23.3
(73.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)23.0
(73.4)
23.5
(74.3)
23.2
(73.8)
21.7
(71.1)
19.3
(66.7)
16.9
(62.4)
16.3
(61.3)
16.0
(60.8)
16.6
(61.9)
17.8
(64.0)
19.3
(66.7)
20.9
(69.6)
19.5
(67.2)
Average low °C (°F)18.5
(65.3)
19.0
(66.2)
18.5
(65.3)
17.0
(62.6)
15.5
(59.9)
14.0
(57.2)
13.5
(56.3)
13.0
(55.4)
13.5
(56.3)
14.0
(57.2)
15.5
(59.9)
16.5
(61.7)
15.7
(60.3)
Average relative humidity (%)89888989898989899090898989
Source 1: accuweather.com [3]
Source 2: Weatherbase [4]

Humidity: % Average Morning Relative Humidity

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References

  1. "(spanish) Hospital distrital de Vista Alegre" . Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. "(spanish) Estadio-Vista-Alegre" . Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. "Climatic characteristics of Vista Alegre" . Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  4. "Climate Statistics for Vista Alegre" . Retrieved November 24, 2012.

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