Macará
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Macará | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 04°23′S 79°57′W / 4.383°S 79.950°W[1] | |
Country | Ecuador |
Province | Loja |
Canton | Macará |
Area | |
• City | 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[2] | |
• City | 12,454 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Climate | BSh |
Macará is a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador.[1] It is the seat of the Macará Canton and is located on the border between Ecuador and Peru.
The population as of the 2001 census was 11,483.[2]
It is served by José María Velasco Ibarra Airport.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Macará (José María Velasco Ibarra Airport), elevation 430 m (1,410 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.2 (88.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.4 (63.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.0 (2.32) | 111.0 (4.37) | 232.0 (9.13) | 103.0 (4.06) | 15.0 (0.59) | 5.0 (0.20) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.04) | 2.0 (0.08) | 7.0 (0.28) | 2.0 (0.08) | 4.0 (0.16) | 541 (21.31) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 65 |
Source: FAO[3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Macará, Loja, Ecuador at GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population and area of Macará
- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 20 June 2024.