Chao District

Chao
District
Map of the province Virú's location
Map of the province Virú's location
Coordinates: 8°32′25.8″S 78°40′41.7″W / 8.540500°S 78.678250°W / -8.540500; -78.678250
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvinceVirú
FoundedJanuary 4, 1995
CapitalChao
Government
 • MayorNey Heli Gamez Espinoza
Area
 • Total
1,736.87 km2 (670.61 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
19,220
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO131202

Chao District is one of three districts of the province Virú in Peru.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Chao (San Carlos), elevation 141 m (463 ft), (1991–2009)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8) 		29.1
(84.4) 		29.2
(84.6) 		27.7
(81.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		23.5
(74.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.4
(74.1) 		24.0
(75.2) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.2
(77.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.5
(70.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		17.3
(63.1) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		16.4
(61.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.6
(0.02) 		1.6
(0.06) 		1.2
(0.05) 		0.7
(0.03) 		0.4
(0.02) 		0.3
(0.01) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.00) 		1.6
(0.06) 		0.9
(0.04) 		1.3
(0.05) 		8.8
(0.34)
Average relative humidity (%) 75.5 74.5 75.7 77.5 83.6 85.3 82.9 82.8 80.2 71.8 76.8 79.7 78.9
Source: Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental (precipitation 2001–2009, humidity 2000–2009)[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ ""La Libertad: Clima y Ríos en Cifras Estadísticas de Seis Décadas"" (PDF). Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.


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