Chiquián (Quechua Chiqllan) is a town in central Peru. It is the capital of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region. Its nickname is "the mirror of the sky" [el espejito del cielo in Spanish].
Chiquián
Chiqllan | |
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Town | |
 The town Chiquián with the Huayhuash mountain range in the background | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Bolognesi |
| District | Chiquián |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gudberto Carrera Padilla |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 3,641 |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Chiquián, elevation 3,414 m (11,201 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) | 21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106.1 (4.18) |
127.8 (5.03) |
145.9 (5.74) |
66.0 (2.60) |
13.7 (0.54) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.9 (0.07) |
11.8 (0.46) |
34.2 (1.35) |
42.5 (1.67) |
92.6 (3.65) |
643.6 (25.34) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
10°09′04″S 77°09′22″W / 10.151°S 77.156°W
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