Urubamba District

District in Cusco, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Urubamba District is one of seven districts of the Urubamba province in Peru.[1]

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Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceUrubamba
CapitalUrubamba
Government
  MayorLuis Valcarcel Villegas
Area
  Total
128.28 km2 (49.53 sq mi)
Elevation
2,871 m (9,419 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
20,082
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081301
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Geography

The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of highest peaks of the district is Ch'iqun at 5,530 m (18,143 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Climate

More information Climate data for Urubamba, elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft), (1991–2020), Month ...
Climate data for Urubamba, elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
22.0
(71.6)
22.3
(72.1)
23.0
(73.4)
23.4
(74.1)
22.8
(73.0)
22.4
(72.3)
23.2
(73.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)
9.6
(49.3)
9.2
(48.6)
7.7
(45.9)
5.0
(41.0)
3.1
(37.6)
2.1
(35.8)
3.6
(38.5)
6.0
(42.8)
8.1
(46.6)
8.9
(48.0)
9.3
(48.7)
6.8
(44.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 105.4
(4.15)
101.3
(3.99)
72.0
(2.83)
22.5
(0.89)
4.1
(0.16)
5.4
(0.21)
5.4
(0.21)
6.7
(0.26)
7.8
(0.31)
38.1
(1.50)
56.4
(2.22)
92.6
(3.65)
517.7
(20.38)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]
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