Coipasa Municipality
Coipasa | |
|---|---|
  Coipasa | |
| Coordinates: 19°16′37″S 68°16′43″W / 19.27694°S 68.27861°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro |
| Province | Sabaya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romulo Perez Rojas |
| Area | |
• Total | 204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,709 m (12,169 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 951 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Coipasa is a rural municipality in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. It is surrounded by Coipasa Lake on three directions, and has an average elevation of 3,709 meters above the sea level.[1]
The municipality was created by Law of 8 June 1966, during the presidency of Alfredo Ovando Candía.[2] As of 2020, there are 951 residents within Coipasa.[3]
Climate
Coipasa has a Semi-arid Climate (BSk). It sees the most rainfall in January, with an average precipitation of 130 mm; and the least rainfall in June, with an average precipitation of 1 mm.
| Climate data for Coipasa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.9 (47.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 130 (5.1) |
114 (4.5) |
65 (2.6) |
13 (0.5) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
7 (0.3) |
14 (0.6) |
60 (2.4) |
417 (16.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Coipasa topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Bolivia: Ley de 26 de diciembre de 1959". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Coipasa (Municipality, Bolivia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Coipasa climate: Temperature Coipasa & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 20 June 2023.