Barranca District, Datem del Marañón

District in Loreto, Peru
Barranca District
District
Country Peru
RegionLoreto
ProvinceDatem del Marañón
FoundedOctober 26, 1886
CapitalSan Lorenzo
Area
 • Total6,888.18 km2 (2,659.54 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total12,085
 • Density1.8/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO160203

Barranca District is one of six districts of the province Datem del Marañón in Peru.[1]

Climate

Climate data for San Lorenzo, Barranca, elevation 134 m (440 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.7
(89.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.0
(71.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 221.8
(8.73) 		207.7
(8.18) 		259.9
(10.23) 		252.5
(9.94) 		197.2
(7.76) 		166.8
(6.57) 		126.6
(4.98) 		117.4
(4.62) 		150.6
(5.93) 		168.7
(6.64) 		237.4
(9.35) 		250.1
(9.85) 		2,356.7
(92.78)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "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.

4°48′48″S 76°35′11″W / 4.8133°S 76.5865°W / -4.8133; -76.5865


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