Huancané
Huancané
Wanqani | |
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Town | |
 Church of Huancané | |
  Huancané | |
| Coordinates: 15°12′8″S 69°45′41″W / 15.20222°S 69.76139°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Huancané |
| District | Huancané |
| Elevation | 3,841 m (12,602 ft) |
Huancané (Aymara: Wanqani wanqa a big stone,[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big stone (or big stones)") is the capital of the province of Huancané in Peru. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca. The majority of the residents of Huancané's 7,000 speak Aymara.[citation needed]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Huancané, elevation 3,842 m (12,605 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.4 (32.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 126.4 (4.98) |
117.3 (4.62) |
92.8 (3.65) |
35.1 (1.38) |
10.2 (0.40) |
4.8 (0.19) |
4.4 (0.17) |
8.0 (0.31) |
23.5 (0.93) |
52.8 (2.08) |
51.3 (2.02) |
105.4 (4.15) |
632 (24.88) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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