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Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia
Chaguaya
Town
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceEliodoro Camacho Province
MunicipalityPuerto Carabuco Municipality
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Chaguaya is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 858.

History

There was a large zinc mine in Chaguaya, owned by german bolivian businessman Moritz Hochschild until 1952. In 1986 the mine was closed.

Climate

Climate data for Cañas, Tarija, elevation 2,030 m (6,660 ft), (1977–2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.3
(75.7) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		24.8
(76.6) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.7
(76.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		17.1
(62.8) 		14.3
(57.7) 		13.5
(56.3) 		13.1
(55.6) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.4
(61.5) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		17.0
(62.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.1
(55.6) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5.8
(42.4) 		3.0
(37.4) 		3.0
(37.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		13.4
(56.1) 		9.4
(48.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 163.0
(6.42) 		144.8
(5.70) 		132.8
(5.23) 		33.6
(1.32) 		3.4
(0.13) 		0.5
(0.02) 		0.5
(0.02) 		3.6
(0.14) 		11.2
(0.44) 		54.4
(2.14) 		80.7
(3.18) 		126.2
(4.97) 		754.7
(29.71)
Average precipitation days 15.6 14.1 13.4 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.0 7.1 10.2 13 84.5
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia

References

  1. "World Gazetteer".
  2. Puerto Chaguaya, evocaciones del rey del zinc
  3. "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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