Colan District

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Colan
Colan is located in Peru
Colan
Colan
Location of Colan in the Paita Province
Coordinates: 5°00′23″S 81°03′32″W / 5.0063°S 81.0589°W / -5.0063; -81.0589
Country Peru
RegionPiura
ProvincePaita
FoundedOctober 8, 1840
CapitalSan Lucas
Government
 • MayorPascual Vilchez Carcamo
Area
 • Total124.93 km2 (48.24 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 • Total12,298
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO200504

Colan District (Spanish: Distrito de Colán) is one of seven districts of the province Paita in Peru.[1]

Climate

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Climate data for La Esperanza, Colan, elevation 7 m (23 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)
31.4
(88.5)
31.4
(88.5)
30.9
(87.6)
29.4
(84.9)
27.3
(81.1)
26.1
(79.0)
25.5
(77.9)
25.9
(78.6)
26.1
(79.0)
26.7
(80.1)
28.6
(83.5)
28.3
(82.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.2
(73.8)
22.0
(71.6)
20.5
(68.9)
19.2
(66.6)
18.0
(64.4)
17.5
(63.5)
17.6
(63.7)
17.9
(64.2)
18.6
(65.5)
20.3
(68.5)
20.0
(68.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.8
(0.50)
23.5
(0.93)
30.5
(1.20)
7.2
(0.28)
1.1
(0.04)
0.8
(0.03)
0.1
(0.00)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.00)
0.3
(0.01)
0.4
(0.02)
4.6
(0.18)
81.4
(3.19)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

References

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  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.


Colan Peru is a small fishing village on the Northern Coast of Peru. Colan is a safe, friendly village that enjoys a relaxed way of life. There are a large number of vacation beach homes owned by Peruvians and opened during the summer.. January - March. This is Colan's high season. Colan has a number of small hotels and miles of virgin white sand beaches. There are 360 days of sun per year and Colan is only 45 minutes West of Piura, making it an excellent vacation spot.