Cachicadán District

District in La Libertad, Peru
Cachicadán
District
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvinceSantiago de Chuco
FoundedNovember 3, 1900
CapitalCachicadán
Government
 • MayorRosel Erik Tacanga Lavado
Area
 • Total266.5 km2 (102.9 sq mi)
Elevation
2,884 m (9,462 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total6,264
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO131003

Cachicadán District is one of eight districts of the province Santiago de Chuco in Peru.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Cachicadán, elevation 2,892 m (9,488 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.5
(70.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		8.1
(46.6) 		8.2
(46.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		6.8
(44.2) 		5.9
(42.6) 		5.5
(41.9) 		5.7
(42.3) 		6.5
(43.7) 		7.0
(44.6) 		6.9
(44.4) 		7.6
(45.7) 		7.0
(44.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 148.7
(5.85) 		178.2
(7.02) 		219.6
(8.65) 		129.3
(5.09) 		43.3
(1.70) 		14.1
(0.56) 		5.6
(0.22) 		4.7
(0.19) 		26.0
(1.02) 		67.0
(2.64) 		65.3
(2.57) 		130.7
(5.15) 		1,032.5
(40.66)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "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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