Catamayo is a city in the Loja Province, Ecuador. It is the seat of the Catamayo Canton, and is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the province capital, Loja.
Catamayo | |
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City | |
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  Catamayo | |
| Coordinates: 03°59′0″S 79°21′0″W / 3.98333°S 79.35000°W | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Loja Province |
| Canton | Catamayo Canton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janet Guerrero |
| Area | |
• City | 14.71 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• City | 27,026 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ECT |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | www.hcpl.gov.ec |
It is served by Ciudad de Catamayo Airport.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Catamayo (La Toma), elevation 1,238 m (4,062 ft), (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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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) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) |
78.0 (3.07) |
79.0 (3.11) |
58.0 (2.28) |
22.0 (0.87) |
11.0 (0.43) |
2.0 (0.08) |
7.0 (0.28) |
16.0 (0.63) |
45.0 (1.77) |
25.0 (0.98) |
29.0 (1.14) |
408 (16.06) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Source: FAO[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Catamayo
- ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
External links
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