Palca District, Tacna

Palca
P'allqa
District
Church of Causuri near the village of Palca
Church of Causuri near the village of Palca
Distrito Palca.jpg
Location of Palca in the Tacna province
Country Peru
RegionTacna
ProvinceTacna
FoundedJune 8, 1959
CapitalPalca
Government
 • MayorHector Mamani Canaviri
Area
 • Total
1,417.86 km2 (547.44 sq mi)
Elevation
2,935 m (9,629 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,106
 • Density0.7800/km2 (2.020/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO230107

Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Tacna in Peru.

Geography

The Barroso mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

Climate

Climate data for Palca, elevation 3,023 m (9,918 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2)		 17.8
(64.0)		 18.4
(65.1)		 19.3
(66.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.3
(66.7)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.6
(67.3)		 19.0
(66.2)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.0
(66.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)		 8.9
(48.0)		 8.7
(47.7)		 7.8
(46.0)		 6.8
(44.2)		 6.3
(43.3)		 5.8
(42.4)		 6.6
(43.9)		 7.4
(45.3)		 8.2
(46.8)		 8.2
(46.8)		 8.6
(47.5)		 7.7
(45.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25.6
(1.01)		 30.9
(1.22)		 12.7
(0.50)		 0.1
(0.00)		 0.4
(0.02)		 0.1
(0.00)		 0.8
(0.03)		 0.5
(0.02)		 0.3
(0.01)		 0.2
(0.01)		 0.1
(0.00)		 7.2
(0.28)		 78.9
(3.1)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru
Climate data for Paucarani, Palca, elevation 4,625 m (15,174 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 13.4
(56.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 11.7
(53.1)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.9
(51.6)		 11.9
(53.4)		 13.2
(55.8)		 14.6
(58.3)		 15.4
(59.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 13.0
(55.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −4.7
(23.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97.0
(3.82)		 91.0
(3.58)		 58.1
(2.29)		 13.7
(0.54)		 1.8
(0.07)		 3.4
(0.13)		 1.2
(0.05)		 2.2
(0.09)		 1.2
(0.05)		 4.9
(0.19)		 11.2
(0.44)		 40.8
(1.61)		 326.5
(12.86)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  3. 1 2 "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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