Pomabamba

This article is about the town Pomobamba in Peru. For information on the province and the district with the same name, see, Pomabamba (disambiguation).
Pomabamba
Pumapampa
Village
Pomabamba
Pomabamba
Nickname: 
City of the Cedars
Pomabamba is located in Peru
Pomabamba
Pomabamba
Coordinates: 8°49′12″S 77°27′38″W / 8.82000°S 77.46056°W / -8.82000; -77.46056
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvincePomabamba
DistrictPomabamba
Founded1574
Government
 • MayorEdgard Alcídes Vía Melgarejo
Elevation
2,950 m (9,680 ft)
Population
 • Total
5,667
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitemunipomabamba.gob.pe

Pomabamba (Quechua Pumapampa, puma cougar, pampa large plain,[1] "cougar plain") is a town in the Pomabamba District of the Pomabamba Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.

Climate

Climate data for Pomabamba, elevation 2,985 m (9,793 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.9
(71.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1) 		7.6
(45.7) 		7.5
(45.5) 		7.4
(45.3) 		6.1
(43.0) 		4.4
(39.9) 		3.9
(39.0) 		4.5
(40.1) 		5.9
(42.6) 		6.8
(44.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		7.4
(45.3) 		6.3
(43.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 140.9
(5.55) 		133.2
(5.24) 		148.2
(5.83) 		102.7
(4.04) 		40.0
(1.57) 		12.0
(0.47) 		6.8
(0.27) 		10.5
(0.41) 		36.6
(1.44) 		99.7
(3.93) 		91.6
(3.61) 		145.2
(5.72) 		967.4
(38.08)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ "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.

8°49′12″S 77°27′38″W / 8.82000°S 77.46056°W / -8.82000; -77.46056


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