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
Satipo has an estimated 30,000 inhabitants as of 2016.
History
In 1947, an earthquake devastated the town and killed 2,333 people.[2]
Climate
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
- ^ 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
- (in Spanish) Municipal website
- http://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/wirtschaftspolitik/suedamerikas-neue-rolle-im-drogenhandel-1.18626835?reduced=true