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Yanahuanca
Town
Plaza de Armas of Yanahuanca
Plaza de Armas of Yanahuanca
Yanahuanca is located in Peru
Yanahuanca
Yanahuanca
Location in Peru
Country  Peru
Region Pasco
Province Daniel Alcídes Carrión
District Yanahuanca
Elevation
3,184 m (10,446 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total 11,333
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)

Yanahuanca is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Daniel Alcídes Carrión in the region Pasco.

Etymology

The name of the town, is a phrase composed by the Quechua adjective yana (black), and the Runasimi noun wanka ("huanca" in Spanish) that means "demarcatory stone", among other meanings; for what "yanahuanca" would be understood as "black stone".

Climate

Climate data for Yanahuanca, elevation 3,137 m (10,292 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
19.6
(67.3)
19.4
(66.9)
20.2
(68.4)
21.0
(69.8)
21.3
(70.3)
21.0
(69.8)
21.2
(70.2)
20.7
(69.3)
20.6
(69.1)
20.9
(69.6)
19.8
(67.6)
20.5
(68.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
8.0
(46.4)
8.1
(46.6)
7.8
(46.0)
7.2
(45.0)
6.5
(43.7)
6.0
(42.8)
6.3
(43.3)
7.2
(45.0)
7.5
(45.5)
7.7
(45.9)
7.8
(46.0)
7.3
(45.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108.2
(4.26)
100.3
(3.95)
123.9
(4.88)
66.4
(2.61)
28.8
(1.13)
11.8
(0.46)
13.1
(0.52)
11.5
(0.45)
29.3
(1.15)
62.1
(2.44)
78.0
(3.07)
101.4
(3.99)
734.8
(28.91)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru
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