Inquisivi

Inquisivi
Inquisivi is located in Bolivia
Inquisivi
Inquisivi
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°54′26″S 67°08′16″W / 16.90722°S 67.13778°W / -16.90722; -67.13778
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceInquisivi Province
MunicipalityInquisivi Municipality
FoundedNovember 2, 1844
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total581
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
Websitehttp://www.inquisivi.com

Inquisivi is the capital of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It was officially named on November 2, 1844. Residents of Inquisivi are called Inquisivenos.

On November 2, 1884, General Narciso Campero officially announced the city as the capital of the new Inquisivi Province.

According to Dr. Edgar Sanders and the treasure hunters who followed his lead, a hoard of Jesuit treasure is located along the Sacambaya River somewhere near Inquisivi.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Chorocona, Inquisivi, elevation 2,240 m (7,350 ft), (1978–2009)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.6
(74.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.4
(77.7) 		23.9
(75.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.9
(62.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		15.4
(59.7) 		16.3
(61.3) 		17.5
(63.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		16.7
(62.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2) 		11.0
(51.8) 		10.9
(51.6) 		9.8
(49.6) 		8.0
(46.4) 		6.8
(44.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		7.7
(45.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		10.1
(50.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		11.2
(52.2) 		9.4
(49.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 146.5
(5.77) 		118.9
(4.68) 		100.8
(3.97) 		55.3
(2.18) 		24.0
(0.94) 		21.4
(0.84) 		29.8
(1.17) 		48.4
(1.91) 		68.4
(2.69) 		72.6
(2.86) 		77.2
(3.04) 		105.1
(4.14) 		868.4
(34.19)
Average precipitation days 16.6 15.0 14.1 8.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 5.7 8.3 9.4 10.7 12.4 111.3
Average relative humidity (%) 79.4 79.8 79.7 79.0 77.7 75.7 77.4 77.8 77.8 77.4 77.8 78.5 78.2
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[3][4]

References

  1. ^ www.ine.gov.bo Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine - National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Media, Everest (23 March 2022). Summary of Ben Macintyre's Operation Mincemeat. Everest Media LLC. ISBN 978-1-6693-5817-6. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "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 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

16°54′26″S 67°08′16″W / 16.90722°S 67.13778°W / -16.90722; -67.13778

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