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.
Macará | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Catholic church in Macará, | |
  Macará | |
| 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 |
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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
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.
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