Río Grande District, Palpa
District in Ica, Peru
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Río Grande District is one of five districts of the province Palpa in Peru.[1] The archaeological site of Pernil Alto is located in the district.
Río Grande | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Río Grande | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ica |
| Province | Palpa |
| Founded | January 16, 1953 |
| Capital | Río Grande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Moises Aguayo Ramirez |
| Area | |
• Total | 315.52 km2 (121.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,009 |
| • Density | 9.537/km2 (24.70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 110403 |
Climate
| Climate data for Río Grande, elevation 325 m (1,066 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.0 (87.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.1 (57.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) |
2.6 (0.10) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
7.2 (0.26) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2] | |||||||||||||
