Puquio

Coordinates: 14°41′38.21″S 74°07′26.88″W / 14.6939472°S 74.1241333°W / -14.6939472; -74.1241333
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Puquio
Pukyu
Town
Puquio is located in Peru
Puquio
Puquio
Coordinates: 14°41′38.21″S 74°07′26.88″W / 14.6939472°S 74.1241333°W / -14.6939472; -74.1241333
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
DistrictPuquio
Government
 • MayorLuis Alfonso Moya Mora
Elevation
3,214 m (10,545 ft)
Population
 • Total15,870
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Puquio (from Quechua: Pukyu, meaning "spring of water") is a town in Central Peru, South America. It is the capital of the province Lucanas in the region Ayacucho.[1]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Puquio (elevation 3,176 m (10,420 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
16.4
(61.5)
16.4
(61.5)
17.5
(63.5)
17.8
(64.0)
17.9
(64.2)
18.0
(64.4)
18.4
(65.1)
18.6
(65.5)
18.4
(65.1)
18.0
(64.4)
17.6
(63.7)
17.7
(63.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)
7.1
(44.8)
6.6
(43.9)
5.3
(41.5)
3.5
(38.3)
2.7
(36.9)
2.7
(36.9)
3.4
(38.1)
4.2
(39.6)
4.9
(40.8)
4.9
(40.8)
6.2
(43.2)
4.8
(40.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 109.6
(4.31)
105.8
(4.17)
103.9
(4.09)
25.7
(1.01)
3.4
(0.13)
1.0
(0.04)
4.5
(0.18)
3.2
(0.13)
6.2
(0.24)
8.4
(0.33)
8.3
(0.33)
34.8
(1.37)
414.8
(16.33)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved on 2008-06-10 from "Banco de Información Distrital". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-04-23..
  2. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

14°41′38.21″S 74°07′26.88″W / 14.6939472°S 74.1241333°W / -14.6939472; -74.1241333