Tarma District

Tarma
District
Tarma
Interactive map of Tarma
Country	Peru
Region	Junín
Province	Tarma
Capital	Tarma
Government
• Mayor	Fathy Jiménez
Area
• Total	459.95 km^2 (177.59 sq mi)
Elevation	3,053 m (10,016 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	47,775
• Density	103.87/km^2 (269.02/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	120701
Website	munitarma.gob.pe

Tarma District is one of nine districts of the province Tarma in Peru.^[1]

The archaeological site Tarmatampu is situated in the district.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

• Antamarka
• Hirkan Kancha
• Kunkan
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Kuntur Wayin
• Misapata
• Pirwa Pirwa
• P'unchawmarka
• Sarawisa
• Uchku Mach'ay
• Ukru Kancha
• Wank'a Wank'a
• Warmi Sinqa
• Yuraq Kancha
• Yuraq Marka

Climate

Climate data for Tarma, elevation 3,025 m (9,925 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.3(68.5)	20.1(68.2)	20.4(68.7)	21.0(69.8)	21.3(70.3)	20.9(69.6)	20.5(68.9)	20.5(68.9)	20.7(69.3)	20.8(69.4)	21.2(70.2)	20.5(68.9)	20.7(69.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.9(44.4)	6.9(44.4)	6.9(44.4)	6.3(43.3)	5.1(41.2)	3.8(38.8)	3.5(38.3)	4.1(39.4)	5.7(42.3)	6.5(43.7)	6.6(43.9)	6.9(44.4)	5.8(42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55.3(2.18)	62.8(2.47)	59.9(2.36)	28.5(1.12)	11.0(0.43)	4.7(0.19)	5.9(0.23)	6.3(0.25)	12.7(0.50)	32.1(1.26)	29.4(1.16)	55.4(2.18)	364(14.33)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

Images

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  Tarmatampu

References

1. (in Spanish)Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información DistritalArchived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)
3. "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.