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Yanahuanca

Coordinates: 10°29′29″S 76°30′49″W / 10.49139°S 76.51361°W / -10.49139; -76.51361
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Yanahuanca
Town
Plaza de Armas of Yanahuanca
Plaza de Armas of Yanahuanca
Yanahuanca is located in Peru
Yanahuanca
Yanahuanca
Coordinates: 10°29′29″S 76°30′49″W / 10.49139°S 76.51361°W / -10.49139; -76.51361
Country Peru
RegionPasco
ProvinceDaniel Alcídes Carrión
DistrictYanahuanca
Government
 • MayorJuan Luis Chombo Heredia
(2019-2022)
Elevation
3,184 m (10,446 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total11,333
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Yanahuanca is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Daniel Alcídes Carrión in the region Pasco.[1]

Etymology

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The name of the town, is a phrase composed by the Quechua adjective yana (black), and the Runasimi noun wanka ("huanca" in Spanish) that means "demarcatory stone", among other meanings;[2] for what "yanahuanca" would be understood as "black stone".

Climate

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Climate data for Yanahuanca, elevation 3,137 m (10,292 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
19.6
(67.3)
19.4
(66.9)
20.2
(68.4)
21.0
(69.8)
21.3
(70.3)
21.0
(69.8)
21.2
(70.2)
20.7
(69.3)
20.6
(69.1)
20.9
(69.6)
19.8
(67.6)
20.5
(68.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
8.0
(46.4)
8.1
(46.6)
7.8
(46.0)
7.2
(45.0)
6.5
(43.7)
6.0
(42.8)
6.3
(43.3)
7.2
(45.0)
7.5
(45.5)
7.7
(45.9)
7.8
(46.0)
7.3
(45.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108.2
(4.26)
100.3
(3.95)
123.9
(4.88)
66.4
(2.61)
28.8
(1.13)
11.8
(0.46)
13.1
(0.52)
11.5
(0.45)
29.3
(1.15)
62.1
(2.44)
78.0
(3.07)
101.4
(3.99)
734.8
(28.91)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital, Retrieved June 20, 2008
  2. ^ Abdón Yaranga. Diccionario quechua español.
  3. ^ "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.
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10°29′29″S 76°30′49″W / 10.49139°S 76.51361°W / -10.49139; -76.51361