Poopó (town)
Poopó | |
|---|---|
  Poopó Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′S 66°58′W / 18.383°S 66.967°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro Department |
| Province | Poopó Province |
| Municipality | Poopó Municipality |
| Canton | Poopó Canton |
| Elevation | 12,329 ft (3,758 m) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,618 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Poopó is a Bolivian town, capital of the province of Poopó, in the department of Oruro. Emma Heberlein is the mayor.
The economy is dominated by the mining industry. There are several underground mines few kilometers north from the town. A processing plant is located in the west.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Poopó (Pazña), elevation 3,710 m (12,170 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.5 (67.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−2.4 (27.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 121 (4.8) |
126 (5.0) |
94 (3.7) |
17 (0.7) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
12 (0.5) |
24 (0.9) |
21 (0.8) |
30 (1.2) |
85 (3.3) |
536 (21.1) |
| Source: Plataforma digital única del Estado Peruano[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Statistics of the Oruro Department. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "PLAN DIRECTOR GLOBAL BINACIONAL DE PROTECCION - PREVENCION DE INUNDACIONES V APROVECHAMIENTO DE LOS RECURSOS DEL LAGO TITICACA, RIO DESAGUADERO, LAGO POOPO V LAGO SALAR E COIPASA (SISTEMA T.D.P.S.) ESTUDIO DE CLIMATOLOGIA" (PDF). The European Commission (EC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
External links
[edit]Capital: Oruro | ||
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