Urubamba
Urupampa
District
Looking towards Pumawank'a Q'asa
Looking towards Pumawank'a Q'asa
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceUrubamba
CapitalUrubamba
Government
 • MayorLuis Valcarcel Villegas
Area
 • Total128.28 km2 (49.53 sq mi)
Elevation
2,871 m (9,419 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total20,082
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081301

Urubamba District is one of seven districts of the province Urubamba in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of highest peaks of the district is Ch'iqun at 5,530 m (18,143 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Climate

Climate data for Urubamba (elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.8
(74.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.9
(73.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)		 9.6
(49.3)		 9.2
(48.6)		 7.7
(45.9)		 5.0
(41.0)		 3.1
(37.6)		 2.1
(35.8)		 3.6
(38.5)		 6.0
(42.8)		 8.1
(46.6)		 8.9
(48.0)		 9.3
(48.7)		 6.8
(44.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 105.4
(4.15)		 101.3
(3.99)		 72.0
(2.83)		 22.5
(0.89)		 4.1
(0.16)		 5.4
(0.21)		 5.4
(0.21)		 6.7
(0.26)		 7.8
(0.31)		 38.1
(1.50)		 56.4
(2.22)		 92.6
(3.65)		 517.7
(20.38)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

See also

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 Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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