Tarapaya is one of the cantons of the Potosí Municipality, the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 1,042 inhabitants.[1] Its seat is Tarapaya with a population of 11 in 2001.[1] It is situated east of Tarapaya River.
Tarapaya | |
|---|---|
Canton | |
 The village of Tarapaya | |
  Tarapaya Location of Tarapaya within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 19°29′S 65°48′W / 19.483°S 65.800°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Tomás Frías Province |
| Municipality | Potosí Municipality |
| Seat | Tarapaya |
| Elevation | 10,945 ft (3,336 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,042 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BST) |
Ojo del Inca
editBeing close to Potosí the thermal springs called "Ojo del Inca" (Eye of the Inca) in Tarapaya are often visited by tourists.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Tarapaya, elevation 3,340 m (10,960 ft), (1976–2015) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110.5 (4.35) |
89.9 (3.54) |
73.8 (2.91) |
30.4 (1.20) |
2.8 (0.11) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.9 (0.04) |
4.8 (0.19) |
9.0 (0.35) |
28.5 (1.12) |
34.1 (1.34) |
67.6 (2.66) |
452.9 (17.83) |
| Average precipitation days | 19.1 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 89.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69.3 | 67.9 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 56.6 | 55.4 | 57.0 | 55.2 | 56.8 | 57.8 | 59.8 | 62.8 | 60.8 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Bolivia (Spanish)
- ^ "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 13 June 2024.
- ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links
edit- Potosí Municipality: population data and map (PDF; 722 kB) (Spanish)
19°28′31″S 65°47′53″W / 19.4753°S 65.7981°W