Poopó (town)

Poopó
Poopó is located in Bolivia
Poopó
Poopó
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°23′S 66°58′W / 18.383°S 66.967°W / -18.383; -66.967
Country Bolivia
DepartmentOruro Department
ProvincePoopó Province
MunicipalityPoopó Municipality
CantonPoopó Canton
Elevation
12,329 ft (3,758 m)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
3,618
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
Climate chart

Poopó is a Bolivian town, capital of the province of Poopó, in the department of Oruro. Emma Heberlein is the mayor.

The economy is dominated by the mining industry. There are several underground mines few kilometers north from the town. A processing plant is located in the west.

Climate

Climate data for Poopó (Pazña), elevation 3,710 m (12,170 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		15.4
(59.7) 		15.6
(60.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		19.5
(67.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		11.8
(53.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		9.0
(48.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		3.1
(37.6) 		3.3
(37.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.0
(46.4) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.4
(52.5) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.5
(47.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−2.4
(27.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 121
(4.8) 		126
(5.0) 		94
(3.7) 		17
(0.7) 		3
(0.1) 		1
(0.0) 		2
(0.1) 		12
(0.5) 		24
(0.9) 		21
(0.8) 		30
(1.2) 		85
(3.3) 		536
(21.1)
Source: Plataforma digital única del Estado Peruano[2]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Statistics of the Oruro Department. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ "PLAN DIRECTOR GLOBAL BINACIONAL DE PROTECCION - PREVENCION DE INUNDACIONES V APROVECHAMIENTO DE LOS RECURSOS DEL LAGO TITICACA, RIO DESAGUADERO, LAGO POOPO V LAGO SALAR E COIPASA (SISTEMA T.D.P.S.) ESTUDIO DE CLIMATOLOGIA" (PDF). The European Commission (EC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.