Chaguaya
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Chaguaya | |
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Eliodoro Camacho Province |
| Municipality | Puerto Carabuco Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Chaguaya is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 858.[1]
History
[edit]There was a large zinc mine in Chaguaya, owned by german bolivian businessman Moritz Hochschild until 1952. In 1986 the mine was closed.[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Cañas, Tarija, elevation 2,030 m (6,660 ft), (1977–2015) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.7 (76.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 17.0 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.8 (42.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 9.4 (48.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 163.0 (6.42) | 144.8 (5.70) | 132.8 (5.23) | 33.6 (1.32) | 3.4 (0.13) | 0.5 (0.02) | 0.5 (0.02) | 3.6 (0.14) | 11.2 (0.44) | 54.4 (2.14) | 80.7 (3.18) | 126.2 (4.97) | 754.7 (29.71) |
| Average precipitation days | 15.6 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 13 | 84.5 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "World Gazetteer".[dead link]
- ^ Puerto Chaguaya, evocaciones del rey del zinc
- ^ "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.
15°47′37″S 69°02′22″W / 15.7936°S 69.0394°W
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