Candarave
Candarave | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Nighttime at the Main Square | |
Candarave | |
| Coordinates: 17°16′15″S 70°15′06″W / 17.27083°S 70.25167°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Tacna |
| Province | Candarave |
| District | Candarave |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Genaro Copa Conde |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Candarave is a town in southern Peru. It is the capital of the province of the same name in the department of Tacna.
Etymology
Peruvian linguist Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino speculates that the name comes from kanta-ra-wi, an Aymara word meaning "place of many lodgings".[1]
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Candarave, elevation 3,415 m (11,204 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.0 (2.36) |
72.3 (2.85) |
33.4 (1.31) |
3.3 (0.13) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.7 (0.07) |
0.7 (0.03) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.1 (0.04) |
18.7 (0.74) |
194 (7.65) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2] | |||||||||||||
17°16′15″S 70°15′6″W / 17.27083°S 70.25167°W
References
- ^ Cerrón Palomino, Rodolfo (2008). "La naturaleza probatoria del cambio lingüístico: a propósito de la interpretación toponímica andina". Voces del Ande: ensayos sobre onomástica andina. doi:10.18800/9789972428562. ISBN 978-9972-42-856-2.
- ^ "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.