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Contamana | |
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 View of the town | |
  Contamana Location in Peru | |
| Coordinates:7°21′02″S75°00′33″W / 7.350528°S 75.009189°W /-7.350528; -75.009189 | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Loreto |
| Province | Ucayali |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (2007)[2] | 15,036 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | www.muniucayali.gob.pe |
Contamana is a town in theLoreto Region in northeasternPeru. It is the capital of bothUcayali Province andContamana District and has an urban population of about 15,036 (as of 2007[2]). It has one airport.
| Climate data for Contamana, elevation 157 m (515 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.9 (89.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 147.2 (5.80) | 173.3 (6.82) | 207.7 (8.18) | 177.8 (7.00) | 147.7 (5.81) | 79.8 (3.14) | 69.9 (2.75) | 73.2 (2.88) | 109.5 (4.31) | 145.2 (5.72) | 158.1 (6.22) | 126.9 (5.00) | 1,616.3 (63.63) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
7°20′00″S75°01′00″W / 7.33333°S 75.01667°W /-7.33333; -75.01667