Quillabamba

Town in Cuzco, Peru
12°52′05″S 72°41′35″W / 12.86806°S 72.69306°W / -12.86806; -72.69306Country PeruRegionCuzcoProvinceLa ConvenciónDistrictSanta AnaFounded25 July 1857Government
 • MayorHernán De La Torre Dueñas
(2019-2022)Elevation
1,050 m (3,440 ft)Population
 • Estimate 
(2015)
30,422Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Quillabamba is a city in southern Peru. It is the capital of La Convención Province, which is the largest province in area of the Cusco Region. It is located in an area called the high jungle. Agriculture is the most important activity, principally coffee, cacao, tea and coca. The town is a mixture of Andean and Amazonian migrants.

The Urubamba River flows by the town from the south. It is a source of gold and rare-earth minerals.

Climate

Climate data for Quillabamba, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
29.6
(85.3)
30.0
(86.0)
30.2
(86.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.4
(86.7)
30.5
(86.9)
31.6
(88.9)
32.0
(89.6)
31.9
(89.4)
31.5
(88.7)
30.2
(86.4)
30.7
(87.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)
19.4
(66.9)
19.4
(66.9)
19.3
(66.7)
18.6
(65.5)
17.7
(63.9)
16.8
(62.2)
17.9
(64.2)
18.7
(65.7)
19.2
(66.6)
19.7
(67.5)
19.6
(67.3)
18.8
(65.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 157.8
(6.21)
176.6
(6.95)
150.2
(5.91)
77.0
(3.03)
31.2
(1.23)
14.9
(0.59)
17.9
(0.70)
28.0
(1.10)
32.7
(1.29)
84.0
(3.31)
75.7
(2.98)
126.6
(4.98)
972.6
(38.28)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1]

Notable Resident

See also

References

  1. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.


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