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Curahuara de Carangas is a small town in the Bolivian Oruro Department. It is the seat of the Sajama Province.[1] In 2009 it had an estimated population of 1,581.[2]
Curahuara de Carangas | |
|---|---|
Town | |
   Church of Curahuara de Carangas | |
  Curahuara de Carangas Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°52′S 68°26′W / 17.867°S 68.433°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro Department |
| Province | Sajama Province |
| Municipality | Curahuara de Carangas Municipality |
| Canton | Curahuara de Carangas Canton |
| Elevation | 12,841 ft (3,914 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 4,184 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Cosapa, elevation 3,922 m (12,867 ft), (1977–2013) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.8 (44.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120.3 (4.74) |
94.7 (3.73) |
61.6 (2.43) |
5.4 (0.21) |
2.7 (0.11) |
1.5 (0.06) |
1.5 (0.06) |
2.3 (0.09) |
8.0 (0.31) |
6.0 (0.24) |
14.9 (0.59) |
55.6 (2.19) |
374.5 (14.76) |
| Average precipitation days | 16.2 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 59.6 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[3][4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Population data of Curahuara de Carangas Municipality and map Archived 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World Gazetteer [dead link]
- ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.