Chalhuanca
Challwanka | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Chalhuanca, situated on the Chalhuanca River | |
  Chalhuanca | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′42″S 73°14′40″W / 14.29500°S 73.24444°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac Region |
| Province | Aymaraes Province |
| District | Chalhuanca District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sebastian Gonzalo Carbajal Zegarra |
| Elevation | 2,888 m (9,475 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,857 |
Chalhuanca is a town in southern Peru, capital of the Aymaraes province in the Apurímac region. It is famous as one of the best places in Peru for canoeing and other river-related adventure sports. Their rivers are also renowned for their fish. Chalhuanca has a resort area named Pincahuacho which is famous for its volcanic waters.
Chalhuanca is the birthplace of Dina Boluarte, Peru's first female president.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Chalhuanca (elevation 2,964 m (9,724 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 182.6 (7.19) |
175.0 (6.89) |
116.4 (4.58) |
51.5 (2.03) |
11.4 (0.45) |
6.7 (0.26) |
12.1 (0.48) |
13.0 (0.51) |
15.6 (0.61) |
46.5 (1.83) |
29.6 (1.17) |
116.3 (4.58) |
776.7 (30.58) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Dina Boluarte (born 1962), the 64th and the first female President of Peru was born in Chalhuanca.
References
- ↑ "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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