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El Alto District

Coordinates: 4°16′04″S 81°13′09″W / 4.2679°S 81.2191°W / -4.2679; -81.2191
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El Alto
Country Peru
RegionPiura
ProvinceTalara
FoundedMarch 17, 1955
CapitalEl Alto
Government
 • MayorRosa Amelia Machuca Neyra
Area
 • Total491.33 km2 (189.70 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 • Total6,536
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO200702

El Alto District is one of six districts of the province Talara in Peru.[1]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for El Alto, elevation 295 m (968 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8)
29.1
(84.4)
29.2
(84.6)
29.2
(84.6)
27.9
(82.2)
26.4
(79.5)
25.0
(77.0)
24.3
(75.7)
24.4
(75.9)
25.1
(77.2)
25.8
(78.4)
27.5
(81.5)
26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
21.9
(71.4)
21.8
(71.2)
21.5
(70.7)
19.7
(67.5)
17.7
(63.9)
16.5
(61.7)
15.9
(60.6)
15.7
(60.3)
16.4
(61.5)
16.9
(62.4)
18.8
(65.8)
18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.6
(0.18)
18.1
(0.71)
28.1
(1.11)
6.2
(0.24)
1.1
(0.04)
0.2
(0.01)
0.7
(0.03)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.00)
0.1
(0.00)
0.3
(0.01)
0.4
(0.02)
59.9
(2.35)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

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 17, 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 17 June 2024.

4°16′04″S 81°13′09″W / 4.2679°S 81.2191°W / -4.2679; -81.2191