Viacha Wiyacha vaicha | |
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City | |
| Nickname: wacha | |
  Viacha Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates:16°39′12″S68°18′6″W / 16.65333°S 68.30167°W /-16.65333; -68.30167 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  La Paz Department |
| Province | Ingavi Province |
| Municipality | Viacha Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,871 m (12,700 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 38,457 |
| • Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Climate | Cwc |
Viacha is a city inBolivia, situated in theIngavi Province in theLa Paz Department. Viacha lies in theAltiplano, 22 km southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train.[1]
Viacha is home to one of the largestcement factories in Bolivia, 'Cemento Viacha,' which is part of SOBOCE[1]. Other sources of income for the city includeagriculture, mainly consisting ofpotatoes.
The location of Viacha, which lies close toLake Titicaca andTiawanaku, makes it a cultural center for the Irohito-Urus. These descendants of theIncas have lived in this area for hundreds of years.[2]
| Climate data for Viacha, elevation 3,850 m (12,630 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.2 (62.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 8.2 (46.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 3.0 (37.4) | 0.3 (32.5) | −4.3 (24.3) | −7.4 (18.7) | −7.2 (19.0) | −5.3 (22.5) | −1.7 (28.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | −0.7 (30.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 133.3 (5.25) | 90.4 (3.56) | 69.1 (2.72) | 28.3 (1.11) | 11.1 (0.44) | 4.4 (0.17) | 6.5 (0.26) | 12.5 (0.49) | 26.4 (1.04) | 36.0 (1.42) | 51.2 (2.02) | 85.6 (3.37) | 554.8 (21.85) |
| Average precipitation days | 18.1 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 13.8 | 93.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64.1 | 66.1 | 65.6 | 61.8 | 54.6 | 51.3 | 50.7 | 49.4 | 51.1 | 52.4 | 54.3 | 57.1 | 56.5 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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