Coipasa Municipality
Municipality in Sabaya, Bolivia
Municipality in Oruro, Bolivia
19°16′37″S 68°16′43″W / 19.27694°S 68.27861°W / -19.27694; -68.27861 (2020)
Coipasa is a rural municipality in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. It is surrounded by Coipasa Lake on three directions, and has an average elevation of 3,709 meters above the sea level.[1]
The municipality was created by Law of 8 June 1966, during the presidency of Alfredo Ovando Candía.[2] As of 2020, there are 951 residents within Coipasa.[3]
Climate
Coipasa has a Semi-arid Climate (BSk). It sees the most rainfall in January, with an average precipitation of 130 mm; and the least rainfall in June, with an average precipitation of 1 mm.
Climate data for Coipasa | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 16.9 (62.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 5.2 (41.4) | 6.8 (44.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.9 (47.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | 1.9 (35.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | −1.8 (28.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | 0.1 (32.2) | 1.2 (34.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.2 (39.6) | 1.6 (34.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 130 (5.1) | 114 (4.5) | 65 (2.6) | 13 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 14 (0.6) | 60 (2.4) | 417 (16.5) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
See also
- Coipasa Lake
- Salar de Uyuni
- Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve
References
- ^ "Coipasa topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Bolivia: Ley de 26 de diciembre de 1959". www.lexivox.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Coipasa (Municipality, Bolivia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Coipasa climate: Temperature Coipasa & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.