Chalhuanca
Chalhuanca is a town in southern Peru, capital of the Aymaraes province in the Apurímac region. It is famous as one of the best places in Peru for canoeing and other river-related adventure sports. Their rivers are also renowned for their fish. Chalhuanca has a resort area named Pincahuacho which is famous for its volcanic waters.
Chalhuanca
Challwanka | |
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Town | |
 Chalhuanca, situated on the Chalhuanca River | |
  Chalhuanca | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′42″S 73°14′40″W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac Region |
| Province | Aymaraes Province |
| District | Chalhuanca District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sebastian Gonzalo Carbajal Zegarra |
| Elevation | 2,888 m (9,475 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,857 |
Chalhuanca is the birthplace of Dina Boluarte, Peru's first female president.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Chalhuanca | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °F | 57.4 | 57.6 | 57.4 | 57.4 | 55.6 | 53.4 | 52.9 | 54.0 | 56.1 | 58.6 | 58.5 | 57.6 | 56.4 |
| Daily mean °C | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 13.5 |
| Source: climate-data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Dina Boluarte (born 1962), the 64th and the first female President of Peru was born in Chalhuanca.
References
- "Climate: Chalhuanca". climate-data.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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