Humay District
District in Ica, Peru
Humay | |
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District | |
Atacamite needles enclosed in clear Gypsum, Lily Mine | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ica |
Province | Pisco |
Founded | June 25, 1855 |
Capital | Humay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudio Pillaca Cajamarca |
Area | |
• Total | 1,112.96 km2 (429.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 5,499 |
• Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 110503 |
Humay District is one of eight districts of the province Pisco in Peru.[1]
The Lily Mine, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Pisco, Peru, is a well-known producer of mineral specimens for collectors, and rough material for decorative stone-carving. [2]
Climate
Climate data for Hacienda Bernales, Humay, elevation 293 m (961 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.7 (85.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.9 (78.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 15.2 (59.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) | 0.8 (0.03) | 0.5 (0.02) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.2 (0.01) | 0.2 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 3.6 (0.12) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] |
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ Lily Mine at Mindat.org
- ^ "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.
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