Saposoa is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Huallaga in the region San Martín. There are 12 951 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census.[1]
Saposoa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Saposoa | |
| Coordinates: 06°56′10.92″S 76°46′18.54″W / 6.9363667°S 76.7718167°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | San Martín |
| Province | Huallaga |
| District | Saposoa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernando Grandez Veintemilla |
| Elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 12,951 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
It is served by Saposoa Airport.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Saposoa, elevation 307 m (1,007 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) | 33.0 (91.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103.7 (4.08) |
148.3 (5.84) |
171.2 (6.74) |
146.6 (5.77) |
98.6 (3.88) |
82.9 (3.26) |
67.5 (2.66) |
68.6 (2.70) |
89.2 (3.51) |
129.2 (5.09) |
151.8 (5.98) |
136.6 (5.38) |
1,394.2 (54.89) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 20, 2008
- ^ "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.
External links
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