Tarata District

District in Tacna, Peru

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Location of Tarata in the Tarata Province

PeruRegionTacnaProvinceTarataCapitalTarataGovernment

• MayorJosé Luis Ticona SanjinezArea

• Total864.31 km² (333.71 sq mi)Elevation

3,068 m (10,066 ft)Population

(2005 census)

• Total3,605 • Density4.2/km² (11/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)UBIGEO230401

Tarata District is one of eight districts of Tarata Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Barroso mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

Climate data for Tarata, elevation 3,100 m (10,200 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)	20.2 (68.4)	21.0 (69.8)	20.8 (69.4)	20.6 (69.1)	20.3 (68.5)	20.9 (69.6)	21.1 (70.0)	21.1 (70.0)	20.9 (69.6)	20.7 (69.3)	20.6 (69.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.4 (43.5)	6.6 (43.9)	5.5 (41.9)	3.2 (37.8)	1.0 (33.8)	1.0 (33.8)	1.7 (35.1)	2.5 (36.5)	3.4 (38.1)	3.7 (38.7)	4.0 (39.2)	5.3 (41.5)	3.7 (38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69.1 (2.72)	82.4 (3.24)	36.2 (1.43)	1.9 (0.07)	0.8 (0.03)	0.5 (0.02)	1.0 (0.04)	1.0 (0.04)	1.1 (0.04)	0.4 (0.02)	0.3 (0.01)	12.4 (0.49)	207.1 (8.15)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[3]

Climate data for Chuapalca, Tarata, elevation 4,250 m (13,940 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.9 (60.6)	15.7 (60.3)	16.0 (60.8)	16.0 (60.8)	14.7 (58.5)	14.1 (57.4)	13.4 (56.1)	14.8 (58.6)	16.2 (61.2)	17.6 (63.7)	18.8 (65.8)	18.1 (64.6)	15.9 (60.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.3 (29.7)	−2.8 (27.0)	−6.9 (19.6)	−11.3 (11.7)	−13.5 (7.7)	−13.6 (7.5)	−13.3 (8.1)	−11.1 (12.0)	−9.7 (14.5)	−9.1 (15.6)	−5.0 (23.0)	−8.3 (17.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	114.6 (4.51)	109.4 (4.31)	72.7 (2.86)	18.7 (0.74)	2.2 (0.09)	1.7 (0.07)	2.6 (0.10)	3.5 (0.14)	2.7 (0.11)	7.3 (0.29)	15.7 (0.62)	61.9 (2.44)	413 (16.28)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[3]

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
^ ^a ^b "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.