Tarapoto

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Tarapoto
Coordinates: 6 ° 29 ′  S , 76 ° 22 ′  W
Map: Peru
marker
Tarapoto​
Tarapoto on the map of Peru
Basic data
Country Peru
region San Martín
province San Martín
City foundation 1782
Residents 74,804  (2017)
- in the metropolitan area 141.713
City insignia
Flag of Tarapoto.svg
Detailed data
height 356  m
Waters Río Shilcayo
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Tedy del Águila Gronerth
(2015-2018)
Collage of image views from Tarapoto
Collage of image views from Tarapoto

Tarapoto is a city in the South American state of Peru at the foot of the Andes . It is the economic center of the province of San Martín , although Moyobamba is the capital of the province.

With 74,804 inhabitants (2017 census), Tarapoto is the largest city in the Peruvian region of San Martín . The city is on the Longitudinal de la Selva road, which leads from the Pacific coast via Moyobamba to Yurimaguas in the Amazon basin . There is also an airport with connections to Lima and Iquitos .

Attractions

  • Museo Regional de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín
  • Centro Urku de Estudios Amazónicos

Sons and daughters

climate

Tarapoto is 250 to 500 meters above sea ​​level and has a tropical climate . The rainy season is from December to March. During this time, the streets around Tarapoto are often hardly passable.


Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Tarapoto (1961–1990)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.9 32.5 32.0 31.8 31.8 31.6 31.6 32.9 32.6 32.7 32.9 33.1 O 32.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 20.0 19.8 19.9 19.8 19.3 18.5 17.9 18.3 19.1 19.4 19.6 20.0 O 19.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 97.7 119.5 137.0 135.3 100.9 68.8 58.8 64.5 78.8 117.8 96.2 86.8 Σ 1,162.1
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m
p
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r
a
t
u
r
32.9
20.0
32.5
19.8
32.0
19.9
31.8
19.8
31.8
19.3
31.6
18.5
31.6
17.9
32.9
18.3
32.6
19.1
32.7
19.4
32.9
19.6
33.1
20.0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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g 		97.7
119.5
137.0
135.3
100.9
68.8
58.8
64.5
78.8
117.8
96.2
86.8
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: NOAA

Web links

Commons : Tarapoto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PERU: San Martín Region - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ Urku Centro de Estudios Amazónicos , accessed December 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ Tarapoto Climate Normals 1961–1990. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , April 2015, accessed April 13, 2015 .