Desaguadero District

Coordinates: 16°33′53″S 69°02′50″W / 16.5648°S 69.0472°W / -16.5648; -69.0472
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Desaguadero
Huchusuma
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceChucuito
CapitalDesaguadero
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Aquino Condori
Area
 • Total178.21 km2 (68.81 sq mi)
Elevation
3,832 m (12,572 ft)
Population
 • Total20,009
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210402

Desaguadero District is one of seven districts of the province Chucuito in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Desaguadero (elevation 3,833 m (12,575 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
15.3
(59.5)
15.3
(59.5)
15.2
(59.4)
14.6
(58.3)
13.4
(56.1)
13.1
(55.6)
13.9
(57.0)
14.9
(58.8)
16.1
(61.0)
16.8
(62.2)
16.4
(61.5)
15.0
(59.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
5.6
(42.1)
5.4
(41.7)
3.3
(37.9)
−0.8
(30.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
−3.1
(26.4)
−2.2
(28.0)
0.6
(33.1)
2.5
(36.5)
3.5
(38.3)
5.0
(41.0)
1.8
(35.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 180.9
(7.12)
158.3
(6.23)
108.5
(4.27)
36.3
(1.43)
5.1
(0.20)
7.1
(0.28)
6.8
(0.27)
13.0
(0.51)
18.6
(0.73)
33.5
(1.32)
43.1
(1.70)
88.0
(3.46)
699.2
(27.52)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

Authorities[edit]

Mayors[edit]

  • 2011–2014: Juan Carlos Aquino Condori.
  • 2007–2010: Wilson Néstor Quispe Mendoza.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Normales Climáticas 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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16°33′53″S 69°02′50″W / 16.5648°S 69.0472°W / -16.5648; -69.0472