Poopó (town)
Place in Oruro Department, Bolivia
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Poopó is a Bolivian town, capital of the province of Poopó, in the department of Oruro. Emma Heberlein is the mayor.
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Poopó | |
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  Poopó Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′S 66°58′W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro Department |
| Province | Poopó Province |
| Municipality | Poopó Municipality |
| Canton | Poopó Canton |
| Elevation | 12,329 ft (3,758 m) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 3,618 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||