| Coipasa | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 | |
  Coipasa | |
| Coordinates: 19°16′37″S 68°16′43″W / 19.27694°S 68.27861°W / -19.27694; -68.27861 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro |
| Province | Sabaya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romulo Perez Rojas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 204.2 km (78.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,709 m (12,169 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 951 |
| • Density | 4.7/km (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Coipasa is a rural municipality in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. It is surrounded by Coipasa Lake on three directions, and has an average elevation of 3,709 meters above the sea level.
The municipality was created by Law of 8 June 1966, during the presidency of Alfredo Ovando Candía. As of 2020, there are 951 residents within Coipasa.
Climate
Coipasa has a Semi-arid Climate (BSk). It sees the most rainfall in January, with an average precipitation of 130 mm; and the least rainfall in June, with an average precipitation of 1 mm.
| Climate data for Coipasa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.9 (47.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 130 (5.1) |
114 (4.5) |
65 (2.6) |
13 (0.5) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
7 (0.3) |
14 (0.6) |
60 (2.4) |
417 (16.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Coipasa topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "Bolivia: Ley de 26 de diciembre de 1959". www.lexivox.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "Coipasa (Municipality, Bolivia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "Coipasa climate: Temperature Coipasa & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.