San Lorenzo (or: Villa San Lorenzo) is a town in the Tarija Department in Bolivia.

Church of San Lorenzo

Location

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San Lorenzo is the administrative center of Eustaquio Méndez Province and situated at 21°25′00″S 64°44′58″W / 21.41667°S 64.74944°W / -21.41667; -64.74944, 2,001 m above sea level, on the left bank of Río Calama, 15 km north of Tarija, the department capital.

Population

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San Lorenzo had a population of 2,340 inhabitants according to the 1992 (census), 2,754 inhabitants according to the 2001 census, and was predicted to have more than 3,000 inhabitants by 2007.

San Lorenzo was the home of Eustaquio Méndez, one of the leaders in the fights for the Argentina independence. The local museum Casa del Moto Méndez exhibits some of his personal belongings and weapons.

Climate

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Climate data for Coimata, elevation 2,027 m (6,650 ft), (1980–2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.8
(94.6)
35.2
(95.4)
34.0
(93.2)
35.0
(95.0)
36.4
(97.5)
35.0
(95.0)
35.8
(96.4)
35.8
(96.4)
36.6
(97.9)
37.0
(98.6)
38.8
(101.8)
36.8
(98.2)
38.8
(101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
25.2
(77.4)
24.8
(76.6)
24.2
(75.6)
23.8
(74.8)
24.0
(75.2)
23.8
(74.8)
25.0
(77.0)
25.4
(77.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.0
(77.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
19.4
(66.9)
18.9
(66.0)
17.5
(63.5)
14.9
(58.8)
13.6
(56.5)
13.3
(55.9)
15.0
(59.0)
16.6
(61.9)
18.9
(66.0)
19.3
(66.7)
19.8
(67.6)
17.3
(63.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2)
13.5
(56.3)
13.0
(55.4)
10.7
(51.3)
6.1
(43.0)
3.1
(37.6)
2.9
(37.2)
4.9
(40.8)
7.7
(45.9)
11.2
(52.2)
12.4
(54.3)
13.6
(56.5)
9.4
(49.0)
Record low °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
2.2
(36.0)
2.3
(36.1)
−2.6
(27.3)
−6.4
(20.5)
−9.8
(14.4)
−10.5
(13.1)
−8.7
(16.3)
−6.2
(20.8)
0.9
(33.6)
1.0
(33.8)
4.8
(40.6)
−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 158.0
(6.22)
139.0
(5.47)
109.6
(4.31)
30.4
(1.20)
3.1
(0.12)
0.6
(0.02)
0.7
(0.03)
2.8
(0.11)
11.1
(0.44)
41.0
(1.61)
70.4
(2.77)
153.2
(6.03)
719.9
(28.33)
Average precipitation days 14.1 12.8 11.1 4.7 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.4 6.1 8.9 12.8 75.9
Average relative humidity (%) 72.5 74.9 76.0 72.1 65.3 57.2 54.0 53.5 55.1 60.3 61.3 69.5 64.3
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2]
Climate data for Tucumillas, elevation 2,560 m (8,400 ft) (1977–2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)
20.4
(68.7)
20.2
(68.4)
19.8
(67.6)
19.7
(67.5)
20.9
(69.6)
20.3
(68.5)
21.2
(70.2)
21.4
(70.5)
22.2
(72.0)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
20.9
(69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
15.5
(59.9)
15.3
(59.5)
14.2
(57.6)
12.5
(54.5)
12.6
(54.7)
11.8
(53.2)
12.7
(54.9)
13.4
(56.1)
15.4
(59.7)
15.6
(60.1)
16.1
(61.0)
14.2
(57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)
10.6
(51.1)
10.4
(50.7)
8.6
(47.5)
5.4
(41.7)
4.3
(39.7)
3.3
(37.9)
4.2
(39.6)
5.4
(41.7)
8.7
(47.7)
9.4
(48.9)
10.6
(51.1)
7.6
(45.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 186.8
(7.35)
172.2
(6.78)
136.0
(5.35)
29.2
(1.15)
4.7
(0.19)
0.9
(0.04)
2.3
(0.09)
4.0
(0.16)
8.9
(0.35)
40.8
(1.61)
76.3
(3.00)
146.3
(5.76)
808.4
(31.83)
Average precipitation days 13.6 12.5 11.4 4.7 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.8 5.5 8.0 11.2 71.9
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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