Coipasa
Coipasa is located in Bolivia
Coipasa
Coipasa
Coordinates: 19°16′37″S 68°16′43″W / 19.27694°S 68.27861°W / -19.27694; -68.27861
Country Bolivia
DepartmentOruro
ProvinceSabaya
Government
  MayorRomulo Perez Rojas
Area
  Total204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi)
Elevation
3,709 m (12,169 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total951
  Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-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.[1]

The municipality was created by Law of 8 June 1966, during the presidency of Alfredo Ovando Candía.[2] As of 2020, there are 951 residents within Coipasa.[3]

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[4]


See also

References

  1. "Coipasa topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. "Bolivia: Ley de 26 de diciembre de 1959". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. "Coipasa (Municipality, Bolivia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. "Coipasa climate: Temperature Coipasa & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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