Río Grande District, Palpa
District in Ica, Peru
Río Grande | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ica |
Province | Palpa |
Founded | January 16, 1953 |
Capital | Río Grande |
Government | |
• Mayor | Moises Aguayo Ramirez |
Area | |
• Total | 315.52 km2 (121.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,009 |
• Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 110403 |
Río Grande District is one of five districts of the province Palpa in Peru.[1] The archaeological site of Pernil Alto is located in the district.
Climate
Climate data for Río Grande, elevation 325 m (1,066 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) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.0 (87.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 12.8 (55.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.1 (57.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) | 2.6 (0.10) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.2 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 7.2 (0.26) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2] |
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ "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.
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