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Quillabamba | |
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Town | |
Center of the town of Quillabamba View of Quillabamba city | |
Coordinates: 12°52′05″S 72°41′35″W / 12.86806°S 72.69306°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Cuzco |
Province | La Convención |
District | Santa Ana |
Founded | 25 July 1857 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hernán De La Torre Dueñas (2019-2022) |
Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2015) | 30,422 |
Time zone | UTC-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 data for Quillabamba, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2023) |
Quillabamba | |
---|---|
Town | |
Center of the town of Quillabamba View of Quillabamba city | |
Coordinates: 12°52′05″S 72°41′35″W / 12.86806°S 72.69306°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Cuzco |
Province | La Convención |
District | Santa Ana |
Founded | 25 July 1857 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hernán De La Torre Dueñas (2019-2022) |
Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2015) | 30,422 |
Time zone | UTC-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 data for Quillabamba, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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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] |