Moche, Trujillo
Place in La Libertad Region, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moche is a Peruvian city, the capital of Moche District in Trujillo Province of La Libertad Region in northern Peru. It is located in the Moche Valley and was the center of development of the ancient Moche or Mochica culture. Now it is a major tourist destination of the Moche Route tourist circuit and It is part of the integrated area of Trujillo city.
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Moche | |
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 Main plaza of Moche | |
  Moche | |
| Coordinates: 08°10.0′14.22″S 79°0′33.95″W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | La Libertad Region |
| Province | Trujillo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roger Emilio Quispe Rosales |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015)[1] | 30,671 |
| Demonym(s) | Mocheño(a) Mochica Muchik |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | www |
- San Jose Festival, in Las Delicias beach.
- Anniversary of Spanish foundation, celebrated in October of every year.[2]
| Climate data for Moche, elevation 175 m (574 ft), (2002–2009) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.9 (62.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) |
2.0 (0.08) |
4.6 (0.18) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.3 (0.01) |
13.6 (0.54) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.7 | 73.4 | 74.8 | 75.1 | 77.8 | 79.7 | 78.4 | 79.0 | 78.0 | 76.5 | 75.8 | 74.4 | 76.4 |
| Source: Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental[3] | |||||||||||||
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