Pocona

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Pocona
Puquna
Village
Pocona is located in Bolivia
Pocona
Pocona
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°40′31″S 65°24′21″W / 17.67528°S 65.40583°W / -17.67528; -65.40583
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceCarrasco Province
MunicipalityPocona Municipality
CantonPocona Canton
Government
 • MayorCarlos Rodriguez Peredo (2008)
 • PresidentFelix Guardia (2008)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
244
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Pocona (Quechua: Puquna) is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Pocona Municipality, the third municipal section of the Carrasco Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 244.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Pocona, elevation 2,658 m (8,720 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.5
(65.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		20.3
(68.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.6
(60.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		14.5
(58.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		10.9
(51.6) 		10.2
(50.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		13.4
(56.1) 		15.3
(59.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		15.9
(60.6) 		13.7
(56.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		8.7
(47.7) 		7.6
(45.7) 		5.3
(41.5) 		4.0
(39.2) 		3.4
(38.1) 		4.6
(40.3) 		6.2
(43.2) 		8.0
(46.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		7.1
(44.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 195.2
(7.69) 		158.6
(6.24) 		122.6
(4.83) 		37.2
(1.46) 		6.2
(0.24) 		1.6
(0.06) 		4.6
(0.18) 		5.7
(0.22) 		12.3
(0.48) 		38.9
(1.53) 		78.9
(3.11) 		151.8
(5.98) 		813.6
(32.02)
Average precipitation days 12.9 12.3 9.0 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.8 4.5 7.0 10.8 63.9
Average relative humidity (%) 68.1 66.6 66.6 63.3 51.7 44.3 39.2 43.3 48.3 54.2 62.6 62.5 55.9
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE) Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "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 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

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