Mizque Misk'i | |
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 San Sebastián Parish and Sanctuary of Ntro. Lord of Burgos de Mizque | |
  Mizque Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates:17°56′S65°19′W / 17.933°S 65.317°W /-17.933; -65.317 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Mizque Province |
| Municipality | Mizque Municipality |
| Canton | Mizque Canton |
| Elevation | 6,621 ft (2,018 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 26,659 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Mizque,Misk'i (fromQuechua:misk'i, meaning "sweet") is a town in theCochabamba Department,Bolivia. It is the capital of theMizque Province. Mizque is located in the valley of theMizque River, one of the main tributaries of theRío Grande.
Historically, it was located in the region ofUpper Peru, and was acorregimiente dependent onSanta Cruz de la Sierra until 1783, when it became an independent town of theIntendencia de Cochabamba, in theViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. During theSpanish American wars of independence, Mizque sent deputies to theCongress of Tucumán, which declared Argentina's independence in 1816, and to the congress that declared the independence of Bolivia in 1825.
Mizque is located on a well maintained highway which to the north-west leads through the Valle Alto toCochabamba. In the other direction, as National Road 23, the route runs southwards toAiquile and, beyond that, toSucre.
The bus connection to Cochabamba operates on an almost daily basis.
Mizque is also positioned beside the Cochabamba-Aiquile railway line, but since the railway station is across the river it is hard for the inhabitants to access. There is arailcar service to Cochabamba that runs three times per week, but the journey time is approximately twice as long as that taken by the bus using the main road, and the station is not much used for passenger traffic.
| Climate data for Mizque, elevation 2,045 m (6,709 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.5 (81.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 14.9 (58.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.4 (65.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 117.5 (4.63) | 104.7 (4.12) | 67.5 (2.66) | 20.6 (0.81) | 2.8 (0.11) | 2.4 (0.09) | 1.6 (0.06) | 4.2 (0.17) | 9.2 (0.36) | 21.5 (0.85) | 50.5 (1.99) | 98.0 (3.86) | 500.5 (19.71) |
| Average precipitation days | 9.9 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 46.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 83.6 | 84.2 | 83.5 | 81.2 | 78.8 | 77.3 | 73.2 | 73.9 | 75.1 | 73.8 | 75.3 | 78.9 | 78.2 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2] | |||||||||||||
17°56′S65°19′W / 17.933°S 65.317°W /-17.933; -65.317
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