Chazuta District

Chazuta District
Chazuta District is located in Peru
Chazuta District
Chazuta District
Location of Chazuta in the San Martín province
Coordinates: 6°34′25″S 76°07′57″W / 6.5736°S 76.1324°W / -6.5736; -76.1324[1]
CountryPeru
RegionSan Martín
ProvinceSan Martín
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalChazuta
Government
 • MayorIsaac Tangoa Panaifo
Area
 • Total
966.38 km2 (373.12 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total
9,563
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO220904

Chazuta District is one of fourteen districts of the province San Martín in Peru.[2] San Martín Province is located in north central Peru, in San Martín Region, a highland area on the edge of the Amazon Basin. Immediately to the east of San Martín Region is the large lowland region of Loreto, in the northeast corner of Peru. The area is home to members of the Kichwa-Lamista ethnicity, who migrated to the area from province of Lamas between 1850 and 1920.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Chazuta, elevation 203 m (666 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4)
32.8
(91.0)
32.1
(89.8)
32.4
(90.3)
32.5
(90.5)
32.4
(90.3)
33.1
(91.6)
34.0
(93.2)
34.8
(94.6)
34.1
(93.4)
33.6
(92.5)
33.2
(91.8)
33.2
(91.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.3
(72.1)
21.3
(70.3)
20.4
(68.7)
20.7
(69.3)
21.5
(70.7)
21.9
(71.4)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 143.2
(5.64)
175.6
(6.91)
189.3
(7.45)
141.8
(5.58)
101.0
(3.98)
74.4
(2.93)
69.5
(2.74)
59.9
(2.36)
95.6
(3.76)
137.8
(5.43)
152.0
(5.98)
152.9
(6.02)
1,493
(58.78)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

References

  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ^ Chaparro, Anahí (2021). "Los Kichwa de San Martín: impactos de las dinámicas territoriales en las cuencas de los ríos Mayo y Huallaga". In Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego Dirección General de Saneamiento de la Propiedad Agraria y Catastro Rural (ed.). TERRITORIOS Y RECURSOS NATURALES DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA (PDF). Lima: Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego Dirección General de Saneamiento de la Propiedad Agraria y Catastro Rural. pp. 107–120. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. ^ "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.