Tarata, Cochabamba
Place in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
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Tarata is a town in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of the Esteban Arze Province.
Tarata | |
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     Scenes of Tarata | |
  Tarata Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°36′41″S 66°01′24″W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Esteban Arze Province |
| Municipality | Tarata Municipality |
| Canton | Tarata Canton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Hipolito Corrales Prado |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 3,323 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
The towns of Arbieto, Santa Rosa, and Tiataco, surround Tarata.
Tarata is known for its home-made cheese and sausage.
Climate
| Climate data for Tarata, elevation 2,775 m (9,104 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 159.6 (6.28) |
117.8 (4.64) |
93.5 (3.68) |
21.9 (0.86) |
2.5 (0.10) |
2.7 (0.11) |
2.0 (0.08) |
4.1 (0.16) |
12.5 (0.49) |
26.1 (1.03) |
59.6 (2.35) |
111.7 (4.40) |
614 (24.18) |
| Average precipitation days | 13.4 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 59.7 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3] | |||||||||||||