Satipo (town)
Satipo | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 11°15′12″S 74°38′13″W / 11.25332°S 74.63702°W | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Junín |
Province | Satipo |
District | Satipo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ivan Olivera (2019-2022) |
Elevation | 628 m (2,060 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 30,000 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Website | www.munisatipo.gob.pe |
Satipo is a town in central Peru, in Satipo District, Satipo Province in Junín Region.[1] It is the capital of Satipo Province.
Demographics
[edit]Satipo has an estimated 30,000 inhabitants as of 2016.
History
[edit]In 1947, an earthquake devastated the town and killed 2,333 people.[2]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Satipo, elevation 577 m (1,893 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.3 (88.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 18.7 (65.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 307.5 (12.11) | 293.1 (11.54) | 248.1 (9.77) | 144.6 (5.69) | 86.8 (3.42) | 75.6 (2.98) | 61.6 (2.43) | 96.2 (3.79) | 108.0 (4.25) | 175.4 (6.91) | 169.1 (6.66) | 247.0 (9.72) | 2,013 (79.27) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Portal de la Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Retrieved February 29, 2008
- ^ "Terremoto de 1947". El Comercio. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipal website
- http://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/wirtschaftspolitik/suedamerikas-neue-rolle-im-drogenhandel-1.18626835?reduced=true