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Santiago de Machaca

Coordinates: 17°04′S 69°12′W / 17.067°S 69.200°W / -17.067; -69.200
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Santiago de Machaca
Town
Temple of Santiago de Machaca
Temple of Santiago de Machaca
Santiago de Machaca is located in Bolivia
Santiago de Machaca
Santiago de Machaca
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°04′S 69°12′W / 17.067°S 69.200°W / -17.067; -69.200
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceJosé Manuel Pando Province
MunicipalitySantiago de Machaca Municipality
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total819
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Santiago de Machaca is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Santiago de Machaca Municipality, the first municipal section of the José Manuel Pando Province, and it is also the seat of the province.

Climate

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Climate data for Santiago de Machaca, elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2)
17.5
(63.5)
17.4
(63.3)
17.0
(62.6)
16.4
(61.5)
15.1
(59.2)
15.3
(59.5)
16.9
(62.4)
17.7
(63.9)
19.1
(66.4)
19.7
(67.5)
19.3
(66.7)
17.4
(63.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
9.9
(49.8)
9.8
(49.6)
7.6
(45.7)
5.5
(41.9)
3.7
(38.7)
3.1
(37.6)
5.0
(41.0)
6.4
(43.5)
8.4
(47.1)
9.7
(49.5)
10.6
(51.1)
7.5
(45.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)
2.4
(36.3)
2.3
(36.1)
−1.9
(28.6)
−5.3
(22.5)
−7.7
(18.1)
−8.7
(16.3)
−6.9
(19.6)
−5.0
(23.0)
−2.3
(27.9)
−0.9
(30.4)
1.5
(34.7)
−2.4
(27.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 131
(5.2)
116
(4.6)
83
(3.3)
20
(0.8)
1
(0.0)
4
(0.2)
1
(0.0)
3
(0.1)
9
(0.4)
8
(0.3)
37
(1.5)
65
(2.6)
478
(19)
Average relative humidity (%) 58 58 61 55 53 50 50 46 46 48 46 51 52
Source: Plataforma digital única del Estado Peruano[2]

References

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  1. ^ www.ine.gov.bo Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine - National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "PLAN DIRECTOR GLOBAL BINACIONAL DE PROTECCION - PREVENCION DE INUNDACIONES V APROVECHAMIENTO DE LOS RECURSOS DEL LAGO TITICACA, RIO DESAGUADERO, LAGO POOPO V LAGO SALAR E COIPASA (SISTEMA T.D.P.S.) ESTUDIO DE CLIMATOLOGIA" (PDF). The European Commission (EC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.