Satipo (town)
Satipo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Aerial view of the town | |
 Seal | |
  Satipo Location within Peru | |
| Coordinates: 11°15′12″S 74°38′13″W / 11.25332°S 74.63702°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Satipo |
| District | Satipo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cesar Augusto Merea Tello (2023-2026) |
| Elevation | 628 m (2,060 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 25,000 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | www.munisatipo.gob.pe |
Satipo is a town in central Peru, in Satipo District, Satipo Province in Junín Region.[1] It is the capital of the Province of Satipo.
Demographics
Satipo has an estimated 25,000 inhabitants as of 2017.
History
It has an important ashaninka native population, present in the region since prehispanic times. In 1898, german Augusto Hilser arrived who is considered its first colonizer. In 1922, construction of the Concepción-Satipo road started. 1947, an earthquake devastated the town and killed 2,333 people.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Satipo, elevation 577 m (1,893 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.7 (65.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 307.5 (12.11) |
293.1 (11.54) |
248.1 (9.77) |
144.6 (5.69) |
86.8 (3.42) |
75.6 (2.98) |
61.6 (2.43) |
96.2 (3.79) |
108.0 (4.25) |
175.4 (6.91) |
169.1 (6.66) |
247.0 (9.72) |
2,013 (79.27) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Portal de la Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Retrieved February 29, 2008
- ↑ "Terremoto de 1947". El Comercio. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal website
- http://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/wirtschaftspolitik/suedamerikas-neue-rolle-im-drogenhandel-1.18626835?reduced=true