Junín, Peru
Junín | |
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City | |
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| Nickname: Heroica Ciudad de Junín (Heroic City of Junín) | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Junín |
| District | Junín |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Luis Tejeda Pucuhuaranga |
| Elevation | 4,107 m (13,474 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 10,976 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Junín is a city in Central Peru, capital of the Junín Province in the Department of Junín. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Junín, at an elevation of 4,107 m (13,474 ft). It was founded as Town of Kings in 1539 and elevated to city level by the Law No. 9834, on October 27, 1943, during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche.
Raúl Pacheco and Gladys Tejeda, both Olympic marathon runners, were born here.
Climate
| Climate data for Junin, elevation 4,101 m (13,455 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) | 12.6 (54.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
0.1 (32.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 138.7 (5.46) |
147.7 (5.81) |
121.2 (4.77) |
64.9 (2.56) |
39.4 (1.55) |
14.8 (0.58) |
14.2 (0.56) |
14.1 (0.56) |
40.1 (1.58) |
82.4 (3.24) |
75.3 (2.96) |
136.6 (5.38) |
889.4 (35.01) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "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.
11°09′S 75°59′W / 11.150°S 75.983°W